Of course the labyrinth is such an old trope that it seems more accurate to say that Eco is participating in a literary tradition that Borges was a part of; to say it's simply an homage seems a little limiting to me.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla
Ghavrel is Ghavrel is Ghavrel
*MySmiley*
~Camilla
Ghavrel is Ghavrel is Ghavrel
*MySmiley*
The Name of the Rose -- Umberto Eco
- 23/07/2010 01:26:32 AM
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Hm. Just read Foucault's Pendulum a while back. I intend to get on to this eventually.
- 23/07/2010 07:24:39 AM
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I started Foucault's Pendulum just last night. I know Tom loved it; what do you think?
- 23/07/2010 07:34:28 AM
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It is less ... organic?
- 23/07/2010 10:21:51 AM
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It's a great book.
- 23/07/2010 07:56:25 AM
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It is, indeed, a lovely book
- 23/07/2010 10:19:53 AM
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It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant.
- 23/07/2010 11:22:02 AM
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Re: It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant.
- 23/07/2010 11:24:18 AM
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I didn't think you would. 
- 23/07/2010 05:20:04 PM
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- 23/07/2010 05:20:04 PM
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I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months
- 23/07/2010 02:29:29 PM
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Good old Jorge of Burgos.
- 23/07/2010 05:23:59 PM
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Re: Good old Jorge of Burgos.
- 23/07/2010 09:41:16 PM
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Oh, I agree. I just wanted to clarify that I think it extends beyond a shout-out to Borges. *NM*
- 24/07/2010 12:06:57 AM
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Re: I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months
- 23/07/2010 09:40:29 PM
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A very good review. This book definitely deserves a reread. *NM*
- 26/07/2010 09:16:35 AM
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