{"product_id":"apocalypse-postponed-essays-by-umberto-eco-hardcover","title":"Apocalypse Postponed: Essays by Umberto Eco - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn erudite and witty collection of Umberto Eco's essays on mass culture from the 1960s through the 1980s, including major pieces which have not been translated into English before. The discussion is framed by opposing characterizations of current intellectuals as apocalyptic and opposed to all mass culture, or as integrated intellectuals, so much a part of mass culture as to be unaware of serving it. Organized in four main parts, \"Mass Culture: Apocalypse Postponed,\" \"Mass Media and the Limits of Communication,\" \"The Rise and Fall of Counter-Cultures,\" and \"In Search of Italian Genius,\" Eco looks at a variety of topics and cultural productions, including the world of Charlie Brown, distinctions between highbrow and lowbrow, the future of literacy, Chinese comic strips, whether countercultures exist, Fellini's Ginger and Fred, and the Italian genius industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn erudite and witty collection of Umberto Eco's essays on mass culture from the 1960s through the 1980s, including major pieces which have not been translated into English before. The discussion is framed by opposing characterizations of current intellectuals as apocalyptic and opposed to all mass culture, or as integrated intellectuals, so much a part of mass culture as to be unaware of serving it. Organized in four main parts, \"\"Mass Culture: Apocalypse Postponed,\"\" \"\"Mass Media and the Limits of Communication,\"\" \"\"The Rise and Fall of Counter-Cultures,\"\" and \"\"In Search of Italian Genius,\"\" Eco looks at a variety of topics and cultural productions, including the world of Charlie Brown, distinctions between highbrow and lowbrow, the future of literacy, Chinese comic strips, whether countercultures exist, Fellini's Ginger and Fred, and the Italian genius industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUmberto Eco (1932-2016) was an Italian novelist, medievalist, semiotician, philosopher, and literary critic. He is the author of several bestselling novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Name of The Rose, Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of The Day Before, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBaudolino\u003c\/i\u003e. His collections of essays include \u003ci\u003eFive Moral Pieces, Kant and the Platypus, Serendipities, Travels In Hyperreality, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow To Travel With a Salmon and Other Essays.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.29 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754084335904,"sku":"9780253318510","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/79a35c1e88ff7ec00fc70c04008f7f5a_fe338b73-d795-459f-9f28-e5bb6920e393.webp?v=1780033069","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/apocalypse-postponed-essays-by-umberto-eco-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}