Culture And Explosion (Semiotics, Communication And Cognition

Description: "Culture and Explosion" is the English translation of the final book written by legendary semiotician Juri Lotman. The volume demonstrates, with copious examples, how culture influences the way that humans experience 'reality'. Lotman's renowned erudition is showcased in a host of well-chosen illustrations from history, literature, art and right across the humanities. Now appearing in English for the very first time, the volume is made accessible to students and researchers in semiotics, cultural/literary studies and Russian studies worldwide, as well as anyone with an interest in understanding contemporary intellectual life.

Review: "This book provokes so much tangible information and intangible imagination that it deserves to be widely read and long pondered."Dinda L. Gorlee in: American Book Review 5-6/2010


Author Biography: Juri Lotman, Marina Grishakova, University of Tartu, Estonia; Wilma Clark, London Knowledge Lab, UK.