"Umberto Eco was contemporary Italy’s most famous and most popular intellectual. Though he called himself a philosopher and was best known as a scholar for his work in semiotics, Eco was also known in Italy for his writings on popular culture, particularly for his essay “The Phenomenology of Mike Buongiorno," the American-born game show host and frequent MC of the annual San Remo pop music festival. Italy’s combination Bob Barker and Bert Parks.
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Karen Crosby
2/26/2016 01:06:05 pm
Terrific post and excellent note about Weaver's successful negotiation.
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Gregory Conti. Translator. Teaches at University of Perugia and University of Rochester in Arezzo. Lives in Perugia, Italy.
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