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Even when Eco states quite explicitly that some of it is so? Larry Send a noteboard - 23/07/2010 10:20:34 PM
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.


Found this interesting article on the Borgesian elements referenced in Eco's book. Some of the evidence apparently is based on Eco's comments.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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The Name of the Rose -- Umberto Eco Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 01:26:32 AM 6255 Views
Hm. Just read Foucault's Pendulum a while back. I intend to get on to this eventually. Panorphaeon - 23/07/2010 07:24:39 AM 1856 Views
I started Foucault's Pendulum just last night. I know Tom loved it; what do you think? Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 07:34:28 AM 1763 Views
It is less ... organic? Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:21:51 AM 1709 Views
That's a pity. The cohesion of Name was spectacular. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:17:52 AM 1022 Views
Yes Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:23:28 AM 1735 Views
Yeah. Panorphaeon - 23/07/2010 08:27:33 PM 1732 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:39:31 PM 1806 Views
It's a great book. Nate - 23/07/2010 07:56:25 AM 1728 Views
I really should have emphasized that more. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:33:20 AM 1681 Views
Re: I really should have emphasized that more. Nate - 23/07/2010 04:19:23 PM 1724 Views
Re: It's a great book. Macharius - 23/07/2010 05:40:25 PM 1822 Views
It is, indeed, a lovely book Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:19:53 AM 1743 Views
It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:22:02 AM 1730 Views
Re: It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:24:18 AM 1760 Views
I didn't think you would. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:20:04 PM 1622 Views
Re: I didn't think you would. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:38:34 PM 1726 Views
Maybe. I hope so. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:05:36 AM 940 Views
I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Larry - 23/07/2010 02:29:29 PM 1724 Views
Good old Jorge of Burgos. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:23:59 PM 1734 Views
Re: Good old Jorge of Burgos. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:41:16 PM 1787 Views
Oh, I agree. I just wanted to clarify that I think it extends beyond a shout-out to Borges. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:06:57 AM 960 Views
Even when Eco states quite explicitly that some of it is so? Larry - 23/07/2010 10:20:34 PM 1996 Views
Larry, Larry, Larry. It's all about the reader response. Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:10:07 AM 2035 Views
Re: I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:40:29 PM 1702 Views
That too Larry - 23/07/2010 10:18:29 PM 1850 Views
Thanks to Rebekah for the cover image! *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:07:17 PM 960 Views
Free of charge. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 09:44:19 PM 1693 Views
A very good review. This book definitely deserves a reread. *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 09:16:35 AM 1035 Views
You see how smart I am when I'm at my laptop? Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:33:13 AM 1705 Views
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