Interpretation and Overinterpretation
Interpretation and Overinterpretation
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This book brings together some of the most distinguished figures currently at work in philosophy, literary theory and criticism to debate the limits of interpretation.
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Interpretation and Overinterpretation by Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco, international bestselling novelist and leading literary theorist, here brings together these two roles in a provocative discussion of the vexed question of literary interpretation. The limits of interpretation - what a text can actually be said to mean - are of double interest to a semiotician whose own novels' intriguing complexity has provoked his readers into intense speculation as to their meaning. Eco's illuminating and frequently hilarious discussion ranges from Dante to The Name of the Rose, Foucault's Pendulum to Chomsky and Derrida, and bears all the hallmarks of his inimitable personal style. Three of the world's leading figures in philosophy, literary theory and criticism take up the challenge of entering into debate with Eco on the question of interpretation. Richard Rorty, Jonathan Culler and Christine Brooke-Rose each offer a distinctive perspective on this contentious topic, contributing to a unique exchange of ideas between some of the foremost and most exciting theorists in the field.
"Interpretation and Overinterpretation is an excellent book, one of the most valuable contributions to literary theory of recent years" Philosophy and Literature
"Like Eco himself, Interpretation and Overinterpretation is bracingly down-to-earth, accessible though complex, profound but not pompous...Before you know it the book is history. Yet its first-rate ironies and trenchant writing linger." The Philadelphia Inquirer
"In Interpretation and Overinterpretation the many lives of Eco come together in a vibrant text full of wisdom and wit...interspersed with...theoretical considerations are fascinating anecdotal details about the writing of his two novels making the book must reading for Eco aficianados." The San Francisco Chronicle
"...offers a unique opportunity not only to read Eco at his finest, but also to observe him interacting with some renowned contemporary scholars...Reading the essays collected in this volume gives one a sense of being present at a rare meeting of the minds: a semiotician and best-selling novelist meets three of today's most powerful minds in philosophy, literary theory, and postmodern fiction...the careful arguments of this powerful theorist should provoke us into reevaluating the role of interpretation in literary criticism and theory." James M. Lang, Studies in the Humanities
"This book is densely charged and action packed." Antioch
"Like Eco himself, Interpretation and Overinterpretation is bracingly down-to-earth, accessible though complex, profound but not pompous...Before you know it the book is history. Yet its first-rate ironies and trenchant writing linger." The Philadelphia Inquirer
"In Interpretation and Overinterpretation the many lives of Eco come together in a vibrant text full of wisdom and wit...interspersed with...theoretical considerations are fascinating anecdotal details about the writing of his two novels making the book must reading for Eco aficianados." The San Francisco Chronicle
"...offers a unique opportunity not only to read Eco at his finest, but also to observe him interacting with some renowned contemporary scholars...Reading the essays collected in this volume gives one a sense of being present at a rare meeting of the minds: a semiotician and best-selling novelist meets three of today's most powerful minds in philosophy, literary theory, and postmodern fiction...the careful arguments of this powerful theorist should provoke us into reevaluating the role of interpretation in literary criticism and theory." James M. Lang, Studies in the Humanities
"This book is densely charged and action packed." Antioch
La obra de Umberto Eco (1932-2016) ha sido fundamental para entender la historia del siglo XX y de nuestros dias. Durante mucho tiempo se dedico a la ensenanza en la universidad, y sus ensayos son textos de consulta obligada en las universidades de todo el mundo. Entre sus ensayos mas importantes publicados en castellano figuran: Obra abierta, Apocalipticos e integrados, La estructura ausente, Tratado de semiotica general, Lector in fabula, Semiotica y filosofia del lenguaje, Los limites de la interpretacion, Las poeticas de Joyce, Segundo diario minimo, El superhombre de masas, Seis paseos por los bosques narrativos, Arte y belleza en la estetica medieval, Sobre literatura, Historia de la belleza, Historia de la fealdad, A paso de cangrejo, Decir casi lo mismo, Confesiones de un joven novelista y Construir al enemigo. Hace mas de treinta anos hizo su entrada triunfal en el mundo de la ficcion con El nombre de la rosa, una novela que lo convirtio en un autor apreciado no solo por la critica, sino tambien por el gran publico. A este primer exito siguieron El pendulo de Foucault, La isla del dia de antes, Baudolino, La misteriosa llama de la reina Loana, El cementerio de Praga y Numero Cero. De la estupidez a la locura es la obra postuma de Umberto Eco, que el autor entrego a imprenta pocos dias antes de morir, el 19 de febrero de 2016.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521425544 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521425549 |
| Title | Interpretation and Overinterpretation |
| Author | Umberto Eco |
| Series | Tanner Lectures In Human Values |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1992-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 164 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |