Best Selling Books by Umberto Eco

How has the Western world responded in the past to repeated claims that the end of the world is nigh? How do different religions understand what is ment by the end of the world? What have science and philosophy got to say about the end of time? Why do people suffer? What is hell? Is time cyclical or linear? These are just a few of the questions tackled by Umberto Eco, Stephen Jay Gould, Jean Carriere and Jean-Paul Delumeau in a series of conversations. Mixing the religious with the profane and the deeply profound with the humorous, the book explores anything and everything from the concept of time as embedded in language to the reasons why war become an industrialized phenomenon in the 20th century.

How do we know a cat is a cat . . . and why do we call it a cat? An “intriguing and often fascinating” look at words, perceptions, and the relationship between them (Newark Star-Ledger). In Kant and the Platypus, the renowned semiotician, philosopher, and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum explores the question of how much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on linguistic resources. In six remarkable essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. Basing his ideas on common sense, Eco shares a vast wealth of literary and historical knowledge, touching on issues that affect us every day. At once philosophical and amusing, Kant and the Platypus is a tour of the world of our senses, told by a master of knowing what is real and what is not. “An erudite, detailed inquirity into the philosophy of mind . . . Here, Eco is continental philosopher, semiotician, and cognitive scientist rolled all into one.” —Library Journal (starred review)

The final collection from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, on the subjects of art and culture. In this collection of essays we find Umberto Eco’s perennial areas of interest explored in a lively and engaging style, accompanied by beautiful reproductions of the art he discusses. In these wide-ranging pieces he explores the roots of our civilization, changing ideas of beauty, our obsession with conspiracies and the emblematic heroes of the great narrative, amongst other fascinating topics. Umberto Eco was one of the most influential, and entertaining, intellectuals of the last century, as well as being a critically acclaimed and bestselling writer of both fiction and non-fiction.

Having suffered a complete loss of memory regarding every aspect of his identity, Yambo withdraws to a family home outside of Milan, where he sorts through boxes of old records and experiences memories in the form of a graphic novel.

Umberto Eco nos comenta la Historia de la Belleza, en un libro profusamente ilustrado, desde la noche de los tiempos hasta nuestros días. ¿Qué es la belleza? ¿cómo nació ese concepto? ¿cómo ha evolucionado a lo largo de los siglos? ¿quiénes fueron sus inventores?. A estas y otras muchas preguntas contesta Umberto Eco con su habitual erudición, pero también en un tono didáctico y ameno, asequible a todos los lectores. El libro, además, va acompañado de extraordinarias ilustraciones que dan luz a las palabras de Eco: reproducciones de pinturas y esculturas, el testimonio de la evolución de la belleza a través de los siglos. Eco escribe además según las teorías comparatistas y sugiere concomitancias entre los grandes maestros de distintas épocas, así Piero dell Francesca con Paul Klee. Este libro, de formato especial, es una verdadera joya, un texto imprescindible en cualquier biblioteca.

A fascinating illustrated tour of the fabled places in literature and folklore that have awed, troubled, and eluded us through the ages. From the epic poets of antiquity to contemporary writers of science fiction, from the authors of the Holy Scriptures to modern raconteurs of fairy tales, writers and storytellers through the ages have invented imaginary and mythical lands, projecting onto them all of our human dreams, ideals, and fears. In the tradition of his acclaimed History of Beauty, On Ugliness, and The Infinity of Lists, renowned writer and cultural critic Umberto Eco leads us on a beautifully illustrated journey through these lands of myth and invention, showing us their inhabitants, the passions that rule them, their heroes and antagonists, and, above all, the importance they hold for us. He explores this human urge to create such places, the utopias and dystopias where our imagination can confront things that are too incredible or challenging for our limited real world. Illuminated with more than 300 color images, The Book of Legendary Lands is both erudite and thoroughly enjoyable, bringing together disparate elements of our shared literary legacy in a way only Umberto Eco can. Homer’s poems and other ancient and medieval texts are presented side by side with Gulliver’s Travels and Alice in Wonderland; Tolkien shares space with Marco Polo’s Books of the Marvels of the World; films complement poems, and comics inform novels. Together, these stories have influenced the sensibilities and worldview of all of us.

Embracing the web of multi-culturalism that has become a fact of contemporary life from New York to New Delhi, Eco argues that we are more connected to people of other traditions and customs than ever before, making tolerance the ultimate value in today''s world. What good, he asks in a talk delivered during the Gulf War, does war do in a world where the flow of goods, services, and information is unstoppable, and the enemy is always behind the lines? What makes news today, who decides how it will be presented and how does the way it is disseminated contribute to the widespread disillusionment with politics in general? In one of the most personal of the essays, Eco recalls experiencing liberation from fascism in Italy as a boy, and examines the various historical forms of fascism, always with an eye toward such ugly manifestations today. And finally, in an intensely personal open letter to an Italian Cardinal, Eco reflects on a question underlying all the reflections in the book - what does it mean to be moral or ethical when one doesn''t believe in God? As thoughtful and subtle as they are pragmatic and relevant, these essays present one of the world''s most important thinkers at the height of his critical powers.

Pada tahun 1992, Colonna ditawari honor menggiurkan untuk menulis sebuah memoar. Subjeknya, Braggadocio, yakin bahwa mayat Mussolini adalah tubuh ganda dan bagian dari plot Fasis yang lebih luas. Ketika sebuah mayat ditemukan dalam kondisi mati ditikam di gang tersembunyi, Colonna tersentak. Dipicu oleh teori konspirasi, mafia, cinta, korupsi, dan pembunuhan, Nomor Nol bergema bersama bentrokan kekuatan yang telah membentuk Italia sejak Perang Dunia Kedua. * Bagi saya, dia (Eco) tetap menjadi model intelektual Eropa yang membuat ide-ide kompleks dapat diakses. Banyak dari kita memiliki harapan untuk mendamaikan tarikan magnetis karya fiksi dengan kebajikan yang lebih kaya makna dalam literatur besar: Eco adalah salah satu dari sedikit yang sanggup mewujudkannya. Jonathan Coe, The Guardian * Pengantar Nomor Nol adalah salah satu buku Umberto Eco, seorang filsuf, pakar abad pertengahan, ahli semiotika, kritikus budaya dan novelis asal Italia. Eco telah menulis tujuh novel dan merupakan anggota kehormatan American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Hay listas que tienen fines prácticos y son finitas, como la lista de todos los libros de una biblioteca; hay otras, en cambio, que pretenden sugerir grandezas innumerables y que nos transmiten el vértigo del infinito. La historia de la literatura de todos los tiempos es infinitamente rica en listas, que a menudo son simples elencos escritos por el mero placer de la enumeración, la eufonía del catálogo o por el afán de reunir elementos entre los que no existe ninguna relación específica, como en las llamadas enumeraciones caóticas. Eco estudia esta forma literaria escasamente analizaday demuestra cómo las artes figurativas son capaces de sugerir elencos, incluso cuando la representación pictórica parece estar rigurosamente limitada por el marco.

Umberto Eco lleva a cabo en esta serie de artículos y estudios una semiología de lo cotidiano, una aproximación al universo de los discursos periodísticos y la costumbre Este libro de estilo directo y narrativo, humor satírico y moralizante, está constituido por una serie de ensayos, muchos de los cuales son artículos periodísticos aparecidos en diferentes medios. A través de ellos, Eco nos ofrece una aproximación a los discursos periodísticos o políticos, a los fenómenos de la moda y la costumbre, desde la perspectiva del estudioso del lenguaje: si lo utilizamos para hablar de las cosas, para silenciarlas o para convencernos de que son cosas cuando por el contrario se trata de ideologías, fantasmas, ilusiones o decepciones. «Considero mi deber político invitar a mis lectores a que adopten frente a los discursos cotidianos una sospecha permanente, de la queciertamente los semióticos profesionales sabrían hablar muy bien, pero que no requiere competencias científicas para ejercerse.» Umberto Eco La crítica ha dicho... «Provocador y lleno de matices... Demuestra la sofisticación y la perspicacia de Eco.» Publishers Weekly

Each wants to be the first on Mars, but they all land at the same time.

Eco displays in these essays the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of The Name of the Rose and Foucault''s Pendulum. His range is wide, and his insights are acute, frequently ironic, and often downright funny. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

L''anti Robinson Cruso?︠ Un roman dans lequel Eco le linguiste vient prt̊er main forte ̉Eco le romancier. Le hřos est un intellectuel, fils de hobereau pim̌ontais, naugrag ̌en 1643 face ̉une des l̋es de l''archipel des Fidji, qui cherche ̉comprendre le monde. Selon Pierre Lepape, l''auteur a invent ̌une nouvelle forme de roman historique qui trouve ses fondements dans l''histoire culturelle et trac ̌une vaste fresque de l''Europe baroque. Pour le traducteur ce roman-encyclopďie est aussi un roman de formation, d''espionnage et d''amour. [SDM].

It is April 1204, and Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being sacked and burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. With dazzling digressions, outrageous tricks, and vicarious reflections on the postmodern age, this is Eco the storyteller at his brilliant best.

Umberto Eco''s latest work unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "linguistics of the lunatic," stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world. Exploring the "Force of the False," Eco uncovers layers of mistakes that have shaped human history, such as Columbus''s assumption that the world was much smaller than it is, leading him to seek out a quick route to the East via the West and thus fortuitously "discovering" America. In a careful unveiling of the fabulous and the false, Eco shows us how serendipities - unanticipated truths - often spring from mistaken ideas. From Leibniz''s belief that the I Ching illustrated the principles of calculus to Marco Polo''s mistaking a rhinoceros for a unicorn, Eco tours the labyrinth of intellectual history, illuminating the ways in which we project the familiar onto the strange.

Een door drie redacteuren van een Milanese uitgeverij bedacht occult complot achter de wereldgeschiedenis, dat aanvankelijk een middel tot amusement was, wordt een bedreiging voor lichaam en geest.

This new and expanded edition focuses on James Joyce''s cultural ancestry - aesthetic and linguistic, in particular - and his Italian influences and connections. It brings original scholarship to contemporary readers and contains an insightful added essay on Joyce''s aesthetic musings.

Brother William of Baskerville is sent to investigate charges of heresy against Franciscan monks at a wealthy Italian abbey but finds his mission overshadowed by seven bizarre murders. A monk poisons the pages of the scandalous book Poetics by Aristotle; when anyone licks his fingers to turn the pages, they ingest the poison.

A collection of essays by one of the leading intellectuals of our time on the years of the September 11th events, of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and of the establishment of a populist media-based regime in Italy. Wit his customary sharpness and wit, Eco illustrates the tragic steps backwards that have been taken since the end of the last millennium.

" O primeiro romance de Umberto Eco, O nome da rosa é vencedor do Prêmio Strega e foi listado pelo Le Monde como um dos mais importantes do século XX. Essa edição revisada tem novo projeto gráfico e conta com um glossário com a tradução dos termos em latim. É impossível pensar em O nome da rosa sem considerar seu extraordinário sucesso global, tanto para a crítica quanto para o público. Trata-se de um desses raros fenômenos editoriais, um best-seller literário que transcende as fronteiras linguísticas. Esse é o primeiro romance de Umberto Eco, um dos mais importantes teóricos da comunicação de massa do século XX. O autor utiliza um roteiro policial, no estilo de Conan Doyle, que se desenvolve na última semana de novembro de 1327, em um mosteiro franciscano da Itália medieval. Neste mosteiro, paira a suspeita de heresia, e para a investigação é enviado o frei Guilherme de Baskerville. Porém, a delicada missão é interrompida por sete excêntricos assassinatos. A morte, em circunstâncias insólitas, de sete monges em sete dias e sete noites conduz uma narrativa violenta, que encanta pelo humor e pela crueldade, pela malícia e pela sedição erótica. Esses crimes fazem frei Guilherme atuar como detetive. Ele busca provas, decifra símbolos secretos e manuscritos em códigos e trabalha arduamente no misterioso labirinto que é o mosteiro onde eventos extraordinários ocorrem durante a madrugada. Um sucesso espetacular, O nome da rosa não apenas é uma narrativa de investigação de crimes mas também uma fascinante crônica sobre a Idade Média. Essa edição, revisada pela consagrada tradutora Ivone Benedetti, contém uma atualização da biografia de Umberto Eco, uma nota de revisão e um glossário com a tradução dos termos em latim utilizados pelo autor. “O impulso narrativo que move a história é irresistível.” The New York Times "