Opening the stacks
Umberto Eco
2 books · 1986–1988 · essays, cultural-critique, literature, philosophy, historical fiction
Bibliography
Themes
hyperrealitysimulacramedia criticismcultural critiquereality perceptionmedia simulationpostmodernismconspiracyoccultknowledgehistorymysticism
Key Concepts
hyperreality3crisis-of-reason3semiological-guerrilla-warfare2media-multiplication2medieval-resurgence1cultural-intertextuality1philosophical-interpretation1public-intellectualism1semiotics1cultural-patterns1political-duty1intellectual-anxiety1authenticity-and-reproduction1simulation-versus-reality1amusement-cities1consumer-society-allegory1medieval-legacy1utilitarian-bricolage1ten-types-of-middle-ages1historical-philology1