Six Walks in the Fictional Woods
Author | : Umberto Eco |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1998-07-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674503953 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674503953 |
Rating | : 4/5 (953 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Six Walks in the Fictional Woods by : Umberto Eco
Download or read book Six Walks in the Fictional Woods written by Umberto Eco and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998-07-21 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exhilarating book, we accompany Umberto Eco as he explores the intricacies of fictional form and method. Using examples ranging from fairy tales and Flaubert, Poe and Mickey Spillane, Eco draws us in by means of a novelist's techniques, making us his collaborators in the creation of his text and in the investigation of some of fiction's most basic mechanisms.