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Six Walks in the Fictional Woods.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eco, Umberto.
- Series:
- The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures; Series
- The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures; Series ; v.1992-1993
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- In six lectures covering everything from James Bond to antisemitic conspiracy theories, Umberto Eco offers a master class in the philosophy of fiction. Dissecting the rhythms and ambiguities of narrative, Eco illuminates fiction's intrusions into life, highlighting the ways that literary works conscript readers' experiences and expectations.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword by Louis Menand
- 1. Entering the Woods
- 2. The Woods of Loisy
- 3. Lingering in the Woods
- 4. Possible Woods
- 5. The Strange Case of the Rue Servandoni
- 6. Fictional Protocols
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-30295-8
- 0-674-30296-6
- OCLC:
- 1531326089
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