[1] In addition, Eco encourages re-reading books, because each time the text will unfold differently and give room for new interpretations.

He skillfully draws parallels and examples from a wide range of cultural fields, from modern to classical works of various forms, and does not shy away from peering into the lowest genres.

[8] In this book, Eco browses through the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Jorge Luis Borges, James Joyce, Italo Calvino, Marcel Proust.

He analyses Gérard de Nerval's Sylvie, Homer's Odyssey, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, The Three Musketeers, and some own works, such as The Name of the Rose, and Foucault's Pendulum.

[10] According to literary scholars, Eco's work as a promoter of humanities knowledge and fiction changed the face of popular culture for decades and generated numerous followers.