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Inventing the enemy, and other occasional writings, Umberto Eco ; translated from Italian by Richard Dixon

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Inventing the enemy, and other occasional writings, Umberto Eco ; translated from Italian by Richard Dixon

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

essays

Main title

Inventing the enemy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

772100931

Responsibility statement

Umberto Eco ; translated from Italian by Richard Dixon

Sub title

and other occasional writings

Summary

Inventing the Enemy covers a wide range of topics on which Umberto Eco has written and lectured for the past ten years, from a disquisition on the theme that runs through his most recent novel, The Prague Cemetery<U+2014>every country needs an enemy, and if it doesn<U+2019>t have one, must invent it<U+2014>to a discussion of ideas that have inspired his earlier novels. Along the way, he takes us on an exploration of lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world. Eco also sheds light on the indignant reviews of James Joyce<U+2019>s Ulysses by fascist journalists of the 1920s and 1930s, and provides a lively examination of Saint Thomas Aquinas<U+2019>s notions about the soul of an unborn child, censorship, violence, and WikiLeaks. These are essays full of passion, curiosity, and obsessions by one of the world<U+2019>s most esteemed scholars and critically acclaimed, best-selling novelists

Table Of Contents

Inventing the enemy -- Absolute and relative -- The beauty of the flame -- Treasure hunting -- Fermented delights -- No embryos in paradise -- Hugo, Hélas!: the poetics of excess -- Censorship and silence -- Imaginary astronomies -- Living by proverbs -- I am Edmond Dantès! -- Ulysses: that's all we needed ... -- Why the island is never found -- Thoughts on WikiLeaks

Target audience

adult

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