The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.


The Name of the Rose (1980)

Umberto Eco Quotes

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye...

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye...

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye...

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye...