Good summary. I would note that there are a few places where Eco pays homage to Borges: The library, the organization of the library, the blind librarian whose name is practically Jorge Luis Borges, the cryptograms within the library, and so forth.
But there are other literary references as well, if I recall. I'll just have to re-read the book (likely in Italian this time) and find out
The Song of Songs section for example
It's been a few years...
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie
Je suis méchant.
Je suis méchant.
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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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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That too
23/07/2010 10:18:29 PM
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