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Umberto Eco and the Open Text
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Peter Bondanella
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-10-20 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The first comprehensive study in English of Umberto Eco's theories and fictions.
The Open Work
Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: Umberto Eco
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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This book is significant for its concept of "openness"--the artist's decision to leave arrangements of some constituents of a work to the public or to chance--a
The Role of the Reader
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Umberto Eco
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1979 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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Discusses the differences between "open" and "closed" texts, or, texts that actively involve the reader and texts that evoke a limited, predetermined response f
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
Language: en
Pages: 129
Authors: Pierre Bayard
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-10 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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In this delightfully witty, provocative book, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that not having read a book need not be an impediment
New Essays on Umberto Eco
Language: en
Pages: 205
Authors: Peter Bondanella
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-07-02 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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An introduction to Eco's contributions to a wide range of academic disciplines, as well as to his literary works.