Postmodern · Novel / essays
Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco. A major work by Umberto Eco exploring interpretation, history, signs; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1988
- Origin
- Italy
- Era
- Postmodern
- Genre
- Novel / essays
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Umberto Eco exploring interpretation, history, signs; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.