Apocalypse Postponed

by Umberto Eco

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An 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 show more 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. show less

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Umberto Eco’nun 60’lı ve 80’li yıllar arasında kitle kültürü üzerine yazdığı makalelerden oluşan Ertelenmiş Kıyamet, kitle kültürüne tamamen karşı çıkanlarla (kıyametçiler), farkında olmaksızın bu kültüre hizmet edip onun bir parçası olan zamane entelektüellerinin (bütünleşmişler) yaklaşımlarını karşı karşıya getiriyor ve çizgi roman, televizyon, müzik gibi popüler kültürün bir parçası olan birçok öğeyi değerlendiriyor.

“…Belki de bu kitabı okunur kılacak olan şey, birçok eleştirmeni benim kıyametçi mi yoksa bütünleşmiş mi olduğumu sorgulamaya iten şeydir. Bunun nedeni muğlak mı, tartışmalı mı, yoksa diyalektik olmam mı hâlâ bilmiyorum. Veya belki de show more onlar bunların hiçbiriydi ve kesin cevaplara ihtiyaçları vardı: ya siyah ya beyaz, ya evet ya hayır, ya doğru ya yanlış…
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Dissapointing,too involved with Italian culture. Some good stuff.
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Apocalittici e integrati
Ensayos magistrales sobre la cultura de masas

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Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, Italy on January 5, 1932. He received a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Turin in 1954. His first book, Il Problema Estetico in San Tommaso, was an extension of his doctoral thesis on St. Thomas Aquinas and was published in 1956. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was published in 1980 and won show more the Premio Strega and the Premio Anghiar awards in 1981. In 1986, it was adapted into a movie starring Sean Connery. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Prague Cemetery, and Numero Zero. He also wrote children's books and more than 20 nonfiction books including Serendipities: Language and Lunacy. He taught philosophy and then semiotics at the University of Bologna. He also wrote weekly columns on popular culture and politics for L'Espresso. He died from cancer on February 19, 2016 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Apocalypse Postponed
Original title
Apocalittici e integrati
Original publication date
1965
Original language*
Italiano
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Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism, General Nonfiction, Philosophy
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306Social sciencesSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologyCulture and institutions
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HM101 .E28Social sciencesSociology (General)SociologyThese are obsolete numbers no longer used
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