<![CDATA[I'm currently reading this conversation between Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carrière about books.]]>I'm currently reading this conversation between Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carrière about books. In one section they argue that most "great books" attain that status from many years of being read and layers of meaning being added by readers.

Eco says "We don't read the same Shakespeare that Shakespeare wrote. Our Shakespeare is much richer [because it] has absorbed all the interpretations to which it has given rise"

What an interesting perspective.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Lightfighter/statuses/116550694045839782https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Lightfighter/statuses/116550694045839782Sun, 10 May 2026 14:14:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm currently reading this conversation between Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carrière about books. on Wed, 06 May 2026 12:57:40 GMT]]>@kate_in_a_book I definitely think one of the things people enjoy about being Shakespeare fans now is getting to discuss the different choices made by different productions. That certainly feels like meaning layered on in the centuries since he wrote the plays!

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