The Limits of Interpretation

Eco's essays read like letters from a friend, trying to share something he loves with someone he likes. . . . Read this brilliant, enjoyable, and possibly revolutionary book. -George J. Leonard, San Francisco Review of Books . . . a wealth of insight and instruction. -J. O. Tate, National Review If anyone can make [semiotics] clear, it's Professor Eco. . . . Professor Eco's theme deserves respect, language should be used to communicate more easily without literary border guards. -The New York Times The limits of interpretation mark the limits of our world. Umberto Eco's new collection of essays touches deftly on such matters. -Times Literary Supplement It is a careful and challenging collection of essays that broach topics rarely considered with any seriousness by literary theorists. -Diacritics Umberto Eco focuses here on what he once called the cancer of uncontrolled interpretation -that is, the belief that many interpreters have gone too far in their domination of...

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