{"product_id":"the-role-of-the-reader-explorations-in-the-semiotics-of-texts-paperback","title":"The Role of the Reader: Explorations in the Semiotics of Texts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . not merely interesting and novel, but also exceedingly provocative and heuristically fertile.\" --The Review of Metaphysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . essential reading for anyone interesting in . . . the new reader-centered forms of criticism.\" --Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this erudite and imaginative book, Umberto Eco sets forth a dialectic between 'open' and 'closed' texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of nine essays, Umberto Eco sets forth a dialectic between 'open' and 'closed' texts, between a work of art that actively involves the 'addressee' in its production and one that holds the 'addressee' at bay and seeks to evoke a limited and predetermined response. He investigates the contributions of contemporary semantics to the study of narrative, and connects the modalities of textual interpretation with the problem of possible worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 1979\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302625271910,"sku":"9780253203182","price":51.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/RkY3UnN5VkY0Vk9LM05VVFpTbUZaZz09.webp?v=1774007428","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-role-of-the-reader-explorations-in-the-semiotics-of-texts-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}