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Eco's Chaosmos : From the Middle Ages to Postmodernity.

Eco's Chaosmos demonstrates how Eco's use of semiotic theory is important for an understanding of the postmodern aspects of today's literature and culture.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Farronato, Cristina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2003.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Toronto Italian studies.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. From Cosmos to Chaosmos: Eco and Joyce
  • 3. Semiotics as a Solution: From a Theory of Aesthetics to the Study of Culture
  • 4. The Aesthetics of Reception and the Reflection on the Reader: From the Labyrinth to the Southern Seas
  • 5. Intertextuality: The Middle Ages, Postmodernity, and the Use of Citation
  • 6. A Theory of Medieval Laughter: The Comic, Humour, and Wit
  • 7. The Whodunit and Eco's Postmodern Fiction
  • 8. Baudolino and the Language of Monsters
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index