The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature. Umberto Eco aspectcreationcriticism Change image and share on social
I think every professor and writer is in some way an exhibitionist because his or her normal activity is a theatrical one. When you give a lesson the situation is the same as writing a book. You have to capture the attention, the complicity of your audience. Umberto Eco activityattentionaudience share on social
It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things. Umberto Eco easymythpeople Change image and share on social
But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth. Umberto Eco attemptenigmaharmless Change image and share on social
Certainly, light fiction exists and encompasses mysteries or second-class romance novels, books that are read on the beach, whose only aim is to entertain. These books are not concerned with style or creativity - instead they are successful because they are repetitive and follow a template that readers enjoy. Umberto Eco aimbeachbook share on social
Does the novel have to deepen the psychology of its heroes? Certainly the modern novel does, but the ancient legends did not do the same. Oedipus' psychology was deduced by Aeschylus or Freud, but the character is simply there, fixed in a pure and terribly disquieting state. Umberto Eco aeschylusancientcharacter share on social
When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything. Umberto Eco believegodman Change image and share on social
The French, the Italians, the Germans, the Spanish and the English have spent centuries killing each other. Umberto Eco centuryenglishfrench Change image and share on social
I have to admit that I only read 'War and Peace' when I was 40. But I knew the basics before then. Umberto Eco admitbasicknow Change image and share on social
As a scholar I am interested in the philosophy of language, semiotics, call it what you want, and one of the main features of the human language is the possibility of lying. Umberto Eco callfeaturehuman Change image and share on social