{"product_id":"interpretation-and-overinterpretation-paperback-9780521425544","title":"Interpretation and Overinterpretation (Paperback) 9780521425544","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInterpretation and Overinterpretation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book brings together some of the most distinguished figures currently at work in philosophy, literary theory and criticism to debate the limits of interpretation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eUmberto Eco (Author), Stefan Collini (Edited by), Jonathan Culler (Contributions by), Richard Rorty (Contributions by), Christine Brooke-Rose (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521425544, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 5 March 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e164 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 13.9 x 1.3 cm, 0.25 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book is densely charged and action packed.\"   Antioch\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUmberto Eco, international bestselling novelist and leading literary theorist, here brings together these two roles in a provocative discussion of the vexed question of literary interpretation. The limits of interpretation - what a text can actually be said to mean - are of double interest to a semiotician whose own novels' intriguing complexity has provoked his readers into intense speculation as to their meaning. Eco's illuminating and frequently hilarious discussion ranges from Dante to The Name of the Rose, Foucault's Pendulum to Chomsky and Derrida, and bears all the hallmarks of his inimitable personal style. Three of the world's leading figures in philosophy, literary theory and criticism take up the challenge of entering into debate with Eco on the question of interpretation. Richard Rorty, Jonathan Culler and Christine Brooke-Rose each offer a distinctive perspective on this contentious topic, contributing to a unique exchange of ideas between some of the foremost and most exciting theorists in the field.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Interpretation terminable and interminable Stefan Collini\u003cbr\u003e 1. Interpretation and history Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e 2. Overinterpreting texts Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e 3. Between author and text Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e 4. The pragmatist's progress Richard Rorty\u003cbr\u003e 5. In defence of overinterpretation Jonathan Culler\u003cbr\u003e 6. Palimpsest history Christine Brook-Rose\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reply Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20theory%20%5BDSA%5D%22\"\u003eDSA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002181505304,"sku":"9780521425544","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521425544i_d57ea9ab-54d2-4e16-aa54-85f3ff5e6eba.jpg?v=1691381639","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/interpretation-and-overinterpretation-paperback-9780521425544","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}