Umberto Eco's Writings on Art Collected in Monumental Anthology

A new anthology titled 'Sull'arte' (On Art) collects Umberto Eco's writings on aesthetics and art from 1955 to 2016, edited by Vincenzo Trione and published by La nave di Teseo. The 1,136-page volume excludes Eco's narrative works but includes academic essays, journalistic pieces from L'Espresso, and other interventions. Trione spent five years selecting texts that trace Eco's coherent trajectory through the arts. The book highlights the influence of Eco's teacher Luigi Pareyson, whose philosophy of 'formatività' permeates Eco's thought. Eco's semiotic approach to aesthetics, treating the aesthetic text as a laboratory model for sign functions, is central. The anthology is part of La nave di Teseo's ongoing republication of Eco's works, with an introductory essay by Trione that stands as a substantial contribution.