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Umberto Eco OMRI (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Apr 11, 2024 · Umberto Eco, Italian literary critic and semiotician best known for his novel The Name of the Rose, a murder mystery set in a 14th-century Italian monastery but, in essence, a questioning of ‘truth’ from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives. Learn more about Eco’s life and work.
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Jun 29, 2023 · ‘Umberto Eco’ Review: Remembering a Literary Explorer A new documentary delves into the infectious curiosity and passions of the Italian scholar and author of “The Name of the Rose.” Share ...
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Feb 20, 2016 · MILAN (AP) — Umberto Eco catapulted to global literary fame three decades ago with “The Name of the Rose,” a novel in which professorial erudition underpinned a medieval thriller that sold some 30 million copies in more than 40 languages. The Italian author and academic who became one of Italy’s best-known cultural exports and keenest ...
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- 1. (1932–2016), Italian novelist and semiotician. Notable works: The Name of the Rose (1981) and Travels in Hyperreality (1986).
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Umberto Eco, (born Jan. 5, 1932, Alessandria, Italy—died Feb. 19, 2016, Milan), Italian critic and novelist. He taught in Florence, Milan, and Bologna. In The Open Work (1962), he argued for the fundamentally ambiguous nature of certain types of literature and music.
Feb 20, 2016 · Feb. 19, 2016. Umberto Eco, an Italian scholar in the arcane field of semiotics who became the author of best-selling novels, notably the blockbuster medieval mystery “The Name of the Rose,” died...