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I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.

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I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed. - Umberto Eco

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Author's Biography:
Name: Umberto Eco
Born: 5 January 1932. Died: 19 February 2016
Profession: Novelist | Philosopher |


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