An introduction to Eco's contributions to a wide range of academic disciplines, as well as to his literary works.

Editor's introduction; 1. Eco and popular culture Norma Bouchard; 2. Umberto Eco's semiotic theory Manuela Gieri and Cinzia Bianchi; 3. Eco's scientific imagination Guy Raffa; 4. From the rose to the flame: Eco's theory and fiction between the Middle Ages and Postmodernity Cristina Farronato; 5. Umberto Eco's Middle Ages, and the historical novel Theresa Coletti; 6. Umberto Eco and the tradition of the detective story Peter Bondanella; 7. Eco's late semiotic thought: 'The Subject is in the Adverbs' Patrizia Violi; 8. Double coding memorabilia in The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana Rocco Capozzi; 9. Eco and Joyce Michael Caesar; 10. Eco on film Torunn Haaland.