A Theory of Semiotics
A Theory of Semiotics

Author: Umberto Eco

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780253202178

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" . . . the greatest contribution to [semiotics] since the pioneering work of C. S. Peirce and Charles Morris." —Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism " . . . draws on philosophy, linguistics, sociology, anthropology and aesthetics and refers to a wide range of scholarship . . . raises many fascinating questions." —Language in Society " . . . a major contribution to the field of semiotic studies." —Robert Scholes, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism " . . . the most significant text on the subject published in the English language that I know of." —Arthur Asa Berger, Journal of Communication Eco's treatment demonstrates his mastery of the field of semiotics. It focuses on the twin problems of the doctrine of signs—communication and signification—and offers a highly original theory of sign production, including a carefully wrought typology of signs and modes of production.

Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language
Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language

Author: Umberto Eco

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1986-07-22

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780253203984

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"Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature . . . this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory." —Times Literary Supplement

Umberto Eco and the Open Text
Umberto Eco and the Open Text

Author: Peter Bondanella

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-10-20

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780521020879

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The first comprehensive study in English of Umberto Eco's theories and fictions.

Umberto Eco in His Own Words
Umberto Eco in His Own Words

Author: Torkild Thellefsen

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2017-08-21

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1501507141

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Hitherto, there has been no book that attempted to sum up the breadth of Umberto Eco’s work and it importance for the study of semiotics, communication and cognition. There have been anthologies and overviews of Eco’s work within Eco Studies; sometimes, works in semiotics have used aspects of Eco’s work. Yet, thus far, there has been no overview of the work of Eco in the breadth of semiotics. This volume is a contribution to both semiotics and Eco studies. The 40 scholars who participate in the volume come from a variety of disciplines but have all chosen to work with a favorite quotation from Eco that they find particularly illustrative of the issues that his work raises. Some of the scholars have worked exegetically placing the quotation within a tradition, others have determined the (epistemic) value of the quotation and offered a critique, while still others have seen the quotation as a starting point for conceptual developments within a field of application. However, each article within this volume points toward the relevance of Eco -- for contemporary studies concerning semiotics, communication and cognition.

Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco

Author: Michael Caesar

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-05-29

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0745665942

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work and thought of Umberto Eco - one of the most important writers in Europe today.

The Philosophy of Umberto Eco
The Philosophy of Umberto Eco

Author: Sara G. Beardsworth

Publisher: Open Court Publishing

Published: 2017-05-09

Total Pages: 758

ISBN-13: 0812699653

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The Philosophy of Umberto Eco stands out in the Library of Living Philosophers series as the volume on the most interdisciplinary scholar hitherto and probably the most widely translated. The Italian philosopher’s name and works are well known in the humanities, both his philosophical and literary works being translated into fifteen or more languages. Eco is a founder of modern semiotics and widely known for his work in the philosophy of language and aesthetics. He is also a leading figure in the emergence of postmodern literature, and is associated with cultural and mass communication studies. His writings cover topics such as advertising, television, and children’s literature as well as philosophical questions bearing on truth, reality, cognition, language, and literature. The critical essays in this volume cover the full range of this output. This book has wide appeal not only because of its interdisciplinary nature but also because of Eco’s famous “high and low” approach, which is deeply scholarly in conception and very accessible in outcome. The short essay “Why Philosophy?” included in the volume is exemplary in this regard: it will appeal to scholars for its wit and to high school students for its intelligibility.

The Bomb and the General
The Bomb and the General

Author: Umberto Eco

Publisher: Harvill Secker

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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Author of T̀he name of the Rose', collage and short story about war and harmony.

The Limits of Interpretation
The Limits of Interpretation

Author: Umberto Eco

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780253208699

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Presents four theories describing the limits of literary interpretation, challenging "the cancer of uncontrolled interpretation" that diminishes the meaning and the basis of communication. -- Back cover.

Umberto Eco's Semiotics
Umberto Eco's Semiotics

Author: Bujar Hoxha

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2022-01-05

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1527579174

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This text explores four books produced by one of the most prominent semioticians of the previous century, Umberto Eco, in order to create a semiotic meta-theory which enhances a multifarious way of “readability” and scientifically justifies the dichotomy between the creation of a work of art and its being read, visualized and experienced by the audience. It begins by treating the “narration” component as one of the main theoretical challenges of Eco’s theory, specifically focusing on the concept of time, seen from the linguistic and semiotic viewpoints. The book also explores Eco’s text theory, as well as “semiotics proper”, representing an analysis of the “encoding” and “decoding” theories. In addition, it exemplifies the “openness” and “collaboration” between the writer and the reader, as well as relationships between the creator and audience in all forms of art. The book will appeal to scholars, students, and intellectuals who want to have a detailed knowledge of Eco’s overall contribution to semiotics, and seek a “formula” which would inter-connect informational and code theories with the narration method, so as to create what we call “interpretative semiotics” today.

On the Medieval Theory of Signs
On the Medieval Theory of Signs

Author: Umberto Eco

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9027232938

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In the course of the long debate on the nature and the classification of signs, from Boethius to Ockham, there are at least three lines of thought: the Stoic heritage, that influences Augustine, Abelard, Francis Bacon; the Aristotelian tradition, stemming from the commentaries on "De Interpretatione;" the discussion of the grammarians, from Priscian to the Modistae. Modern interpreters are frequently misled by the fact that the various authors regularly used the same terms. Such a homogeneous terminology, however, covers profound theoretical differences. The aim of these essays is to show that the medieval theory of signs does not represent a unique body of semiotic notions: there are diverse and frequently alternative semiotic theories. This book thus represents an attempt to encourage further research on the still unrecognized variety of the semiotic approaches offered by the medieval philosophies of language.