Iconism and competent narratee The Name of the Rose

Abstract

This article suggests that Umberto Eco demonstrates, by means of the iconic fictional medieval world description and the presence of a competent narratee, theoretical conception of iconicity as cultural and temporal sign based convention. To that degree, there are two chapters which analyze the relevant comparative significance of his work: "First Day. SIXTH" from his novel The Name of the Rose, and "3.5. Critique of iconism "from his A Theory of Semiotics.