Umberto Eco and Football by Peter Pericles Trifonas

Umberto Eco and Football by Peter Pericles Trifonas

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Summary

Best known for postmodernist fiction like 'The Name of the Rose', Umberto Eco, the Sherlock Holmes of semiotics, is constantly blurring the boundaries between high and low culture. Here we see football as a metaphor, a motif and a vehicle for interpreting the human fascination with ideals.

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Umberto Eco and Football by Peter Pericles Trifonas

Best known for postmodernist fiction like 'The Name of the Rose', Umberto Eco, the Sherlock Holmes of semiotics, is constantly blurring the boundaries between high and low culture. Here we see football as a metaphor, a motif and a vehicle for interpreting the human fascination with ideals.
Peter Pericles Trifonas writes on cultural studies, education, philosophy, ethics, literature and media. His books include The Ethics of Writing and Barthes and the Empire of Signs.
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ISBN 13 9781840462807
ISBN 10 1840462809
Title Umberto Eco and Football
Author Peter Pericles Trifonas
Series Postmodern Encounters
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Icon Books
Year published 2001-09-03
Number of pages 80
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