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"Eco on Literature" is one of the few literary criticism monographs among Eco's works. It collects speeches and essays on literature given by writers on various occasions, starting from Joyce and Borges, all the way to Dante and Rabelais in the Middle Ages, and even Aristotle in the distant past. With a cross-disciplinary perspective that is different from that of ordinary literary critics, it accurately analyzes many important literary concepts that echo the past and present, the enduring human pursuits reflected in literary masterpieces, and the historical process inherent in literature.

This book is the last novel written by Italian writer Umberto Eco before his death. It provides a profound analysis and criticism of modern journalism through a conspiracy-laden newspaper experiment. In Milan in 1992, several journalists joined a daily newspaper under preparation, "Tomorrow Daily", ambitious to show their talents in new positions. In the era of booming television and radio, it is self-evident that newspapers are lagging behind. Therefore, "Tomorrow Daily" is determined to tell "events that will happen tomorrow" and to have some "foresight" in the field of news through in-depth investigation. They carefully researched past news and tried to compile a simulated "first issue." However, during the investigation, various realities emerged unquestionably.

"Trial Issue" is the last novel written by Italian writer Umberto Eco before his death. Through a conspiracy-laden experiment in running a newspaper, it conducts a profound analysis and criticism of modern journalism. In Milan in 1992, several reporters joined a daily newspaper that was being prepared, "Tomorrow Daily", ambitious to show off their skills in new positions...

A "fake book" about the most famous and historically influential fake book in modern history. Because the fiction was too real, the Vatican was concerned: he was interviewed by the rabbi and criticized by the church. A meeting minutes that changed the destiny of the nation, a shocking conspiracy to control the entire world. "Prague Cemetery" is hailed as Eco's most exciting novel after "The Name of the Rose". The story takes place in Europe in the second half of the 19th century. The protagonist Simonini wakes up and finds that he has forgotten who he is. The panic and uneasiness of his amnesia make him decide to follow Freud and undergo mental treatment on himself. By writing diaries, he gradually recovered from the fog of memory the lonely childhood, the young man who was beaten by life, and how after becoming the spy of the secret police, he gradually became a person who betrayed his trust, betrayed his friends at will, and had no moral bottom line. He was used by all parties, working among the secret police, the church, conspirators, revolutionaries and imperial literati. He conducted espionage activities in half of Europe, planned assassinations, forged documents against the Jews and Freemasons, and made money. But it was such an inconspicuous little figure like him that actually became the guide for the political and historical development of the entire Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century.

The world-renowned "European public intellectual", the most dazzling Italian writer of the 20th century, and the important representative works of Umberto Eco, known as "Contemporary Dante" and "Contemporary Leonardo", are all included. After Borges, he is another novelist who has deeply shocked readers. As an important public intellectual in Europe, Umberto Eco is a novelist, semiotician, esthetician, historian, and philosopher. He is known as "Contemporary Dante" and "Contemporary Leonardo da Vinci". This set includes all the important literary works, treatises and essays created by Eco throughout his life, including "The Name of the Rose (Revised Edition)", "Foucault's Pendulum", "The Island of Yesterday", "Baudolino", "Prague Cemetery", "Trial Issue", "Dwarves on the Dwarf Planet", "Kant and the Platypus", "Minerva Matchbox", "This Matter of Literature", "Making Enemies" and "Pape Satan Aleppe", a total of 12 volumes.

Eco, the encyclopedic writer who is famous in the literary world, summons ancient and modern masters, enumerates literary koans, and confesses his writing career. From here, you can walk into Borges' Library of Babel, listen to the conversation between Joyce and Dante, wander through the mist of Valois in Nerval, and relive the American myths of three generations... We will take you to understand Eco's literary panorama, his joy and anxiety, creation and superstition. "This Thing of Literature" is one of the few literary criticism monographs among Umberto Eco's works. It collects the writer's speeches and essays on literature for various occasions. As a world-renowned semiotician, Eco's extensive knowledge is brought into full play in this book. The eighteen special articles included in this book range from Joyce and Borges to Dante and Rabelais in the Middle Ages, and even Aristotle in the distant past. With a cross-disciplinary perspective that is different from that of ordinary literary critics, Eco accurately analyzes many important literary concepts that echo the past and the present, the eternal pursuit of human nature reflected in literary masterpieces, and the historical process of literary connotation. The whole book is full of literary talent and clear ideas. When you open the book, you feel like you are attending a literature class by a master.

135 humorous essays, sharp jokes spanning 10 years. This book is a collection of Eco's essays. The author selected 140 essays from his "Minerva Matchbox" column in the Express weekly. It is divided into eight parts. The writing style is wild and wild, and the content is all-encompassing, from current affairs and politics to literature and art, from environmental protection to emerging technologies. The writing style is light and humorous, and it is full of ridicule and satire. The title of the book comes from a small paper box containing "Minerva" brand matches. The author is used to recording short essays or flashes of inspiration on the back of the cover of the box. Each article is about 2,000 words in length, short and concise, with eye-catching titles such as "Attention: This article is pure nonsense", "The first task of intellectuals: shut up when you are powerless", "Gossip was once serious" and other eye-catching titles. The author shows keen insight and unique insights. With calm and sharp writing, he interprets this world full of contradictions and uneasiness from a new perspective, which not only makes people laugh, but also makes people think.

"Wandering in the Novel Forest" is a collection of six lectures from Umberto Eco's Norton Lectures at Harvard University. It is not only six novel theory classes, but also a guide to literary reading and writing. How does the text signal the search for the ideal reader? How does a reader read a novel correctly? How can you identify exemplary authors and decipher their textual strategies? In this book, Eco fully demonstrates his ability to turn boring semiotics and narrative theory into a kind of intellectual pleasure and mental enlightenment. With clinical precision, he uses concepts such as model readers and model authors, novel stories and plots, story time and narrative time, to peel off the technical aspects of the text, investigate the mysteries hidden in the form and technique of the novel, and then explore the relationship between novels and life, imagination and reality, as well as the deep reasons why people are fascinated by novels. Whether it's Nerval, Proust, Joyce, Dante, Alexandre Dumas, Agatha Christie, or Ian Fleming, Eco follows the instructions and guides readers to appreciate their artistic charm at his intellectual level while uncovering the mystery of these writers' works. He even allows readers to become his apprentices and get lost step by step in the deep and dense forest of the novel.

"Baudolino" is Eco's fourth novel. The protagonist Baudolino is a genius liar. He claims that everything he tells is false, but the interesting thing is that his lies always become true as soon as he speaks them... From the Crusades and the legend of the Holy Grail to the rise of Christian cities and the power conflict between popes and emperors, this is a unique book that explores ambiguity, truth and the essence of lies.