Summary:
The Ecos essay collection brings together essays on aesthetics, analyses of various phenomena in popular culture, critical text interpretations, as well as philosophical and semiotic writings under different thematic areas. Key focuses include forms of representation, experimental and avant-garde art, mass media and literature, as well as the possible worlds of science fiction, detective fantasy, and deception.

Authors: Umberto Eco; Burkhart Kroeber (translated by the author)
Umberto Eco was born on January 5, 1932, in Alessandria (Piedmont) and passed away on February 19, 2016, in Milan. He was one of the most significant writers and scholars of contemporary times. His works are published by Hanser Verlag, including, most recently, The History of Ugliness (2007), The Cemetery in Prague (novel, 2011), The History of Legendary Lands and Cities (2013), The Fabrication of the Enemy and Other Occasional Writings (2014), Numero Zero (novel, 2015), and Pape Satàn (Chronicles of a Liquid Society or The Art of Understanding the World, 2017).