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The Role of the Reader

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... not merely interesting and novel, but also exceedingly provocative and heuristically fertile." --The Review of Metaphysics... essential reading for anyone interesting in... the new reader-centered forms of criticism." --Library JournalIn this erudite and imaginative book, Umberto Eco sets forth a dialectic between 'open' and 'closed' texts.

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The Role of the Reader, Umberto Eco

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1979
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Title
The Role of the Reader
Language
English
Released
1979
Format
Paperback
Pages
284
ISBN10
025320318X
ISBN13
9780253203182
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First published
1979
Original title
Lector in fabula
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... not merely interesting and novel, but also exceedingly provocative and heuristically fertile." --The Review of Metaphysics... essential reading for anyone interesting in... the new reader-centered forms of criticism." --Library JournalIn this erudite and imaginative book, Umberto Eco sets forth a dialectic between 'open' and 'closed' texts.