. . . not merely interesting and novel, but also exceedingly provocative and heuristically fertile. ?The Review of Metaphysics . . . essential reading for anyone interesting in . . . the new reader-centered forms of criticism. ?Library JournalIn this erudite and imaginative book, Umberto Eco sets forth a dialectic between 'open' and 'closed' texts. | The Role of the Reader by UMBERTO ECO, Paperback | Indigo Chapters