As one of the worlds most accomplished scholars, Professor Eco has a link between academic and popular works. His two key books, "A Theory of Semotics and Semiotics" and "The Philosophy of Language," have brought a great distinction in his scholarly pursuits. His two best-selling and critically acclaimed novels, "The Name of the Rose" and "Foucault’s Pendulum," have made him well known to a world-wide audience. From the Series:Circle of Excellence