Foucault's Pendulum

Style and Technique

Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco is a complex work that embodies features of postmodernism and historical fiction. The author pays significant attention to detail, creating a multi-layered text interwoven with real historical events, conspiracy theories, and mysticism. Eco masterfully employs the technique of intellectual games with the reader, richly saturating the narrative with intertextual references, quotes, and reflections on knowledge, thus stimulating active reading and contemplation. Literary devices such as metaphors and symbols play a significant role, making universal philosophical ideas more accessible. Structurally, the book is divided into segments that combine elements of a thriller, investigation, and philosophical treatise, making it unique in terms of style and technique.