![]() ![]() In the original white dust jacket, near fine with only minor rubbing to edges and one small closed tear.Īn essential volume for any collector of Umberto Eco. In the original blue cloth boards, near fine with only minor spots. This first American edition, first printing is in near fine condition. For any reader of that classic, this Postscript is a necessary volume. In concise essay chapters, he elucidates his process, expounds on cultural theories, and ultimately clarifies more of his logic behind The Name of the Rose. In this slim volume, Eco provides intellectual insight into his most famous work. Yet he is most widely known today as a novelist, especially after the international popularity of The Name of the Rose. As a cultural critic and academic, he published dozens of important works in multiple fields, including A Theory of Semiotics, Kant and the Platypus, and The Infinity of Lists. Umberto Eco made brilliant contributions to medieval scholarship, semiotics, philosophy, and literature. In this Postscript, the reader looks over Ecos shoulder as he conjures up the abbeys labyrinthine library, plots a series of macabre murders, debates with his. ![]()
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