A passo di gambero. Guerre calde e populismo mediatico

Much of this collection is dominated by the September 11 attacks, the response to such by President Bush and Prime Minister Blair. A nearly equal measure chronicles the political infamy enacted by Silvio Berlusconi. It easy to extrapolate such on to our geo-political present. I wasn’t in the mood fo Leggi tutto

This book is better than others. Here is an excerpt from (the lighter side of) Eco: Recently a pensive disciple of mine (a certain Criton) asked me: "Master, how can we best approach death?" I replied that the only way to prepare for death is to convince yourself that everyone else is a complete idi Leggi tutto

“Много пъти съм страдал, когато са ме обвинявали, че искам да бъда симпатичен на всяка цена, затова, като открия, че съм антипатичен, се чувствам горд и се изпълвам с добродетелно задоволство.” . С удоволствие посвещавам първото ми ревю в този блог на Умберто Еко. Той е предизвиквал какви ли не против Leggi tutto

This guy could write!

Το βιβλίο «Με το βήμα του κάβουρα» είναι μια συλλογή από δοκίμια και άρθρα του Umberto Eco που έχουν δημοσιευτεί από το 2000 σε περιοδικά και εφημερίδες. Η θεματολογία του Eco είναι τεράστια και περιλαμβάνει πολιτική (Μπους, Μπερλουσκόνι, Μπιν Λάντεν), επιστήμη (τεχνολογία, ιατρική, γενετική), τέχνη Leggi tutto

For years, Umberto Eco has always shown up at the right time to signal a new era in my life. "The Name of the Rose" propelled me from weaselly sci-fi dork to aspiring culturatus. "How to Travel With a Salmon" inducted me into the world of humor. "Travels in Hyperreality" transformed my vision of "tr Leggi tutto

Bueno. Es un placer leer a Eco. Se aprende mucho y se duda. Es tan buen novelista como ensayista, habiendo leído El nombre de la rosa y El péndulo de foucault se me antojaba que así sería... es clara la erudición de este señor (lo que se agradece, al leer tantas citas y referencias termina uno inves Leggi tutto