{"product_id":"books-limits-of-interpretation-by-umberto-eco","title":"Limits of Interpretation","description":"\u003cp\u003eEco'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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e . . . a wealth of insight and instruction. --J. O. Tate, National Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe limits of interpretation mark the limits of our world. Umberto Eco's new collection of essays touches deftly on such matters. --Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a careful and challenging collection of essays that broach topics rarely considered with any seriousness by literary theorists. --Diacritics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUmberto 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 texts, thereby destroying meaning and the basis for communication.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480958132497,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780253318527.jpg?v=1777553634","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-limits-of-interpretation-by-umberto-eco","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}