“The Evolution of Medieval Aesthetics” (1958) is a theoretical work by the famous Italian novelist Umberto Eco (author of the bestsellers “The Name of the Rose”, “Foucault’s Pendulum”, “The Island on the Eve”, “Baudolino”), dedicated to the problem of the development of the idea of the Beautiful in medieval philosophy . Already in this work, the literary gift of the writer was fully revealed, who managed to recreate the atmosphere of the spiritual and intellectual life of a long-gone era.

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“The Evolution of Medieval Aesthetics” (1958) - early theoretical work by Umberto Eco, dedicated to the development of the idea of the Beautiful in medieval philosophy. Already in this work, the literary gift of the Italian writer was fully revealed; he “updates” history, trying it on today, tries to look at the medieval world “from the inside,” so the text captivates and intrigues the reader. Eco speaks not only about medieval views on sensual and supersensible beauty, the beauty of proportions, the beauty of light, symbol, organism, but also about the extent to which a person of our century is capable of perceiving them.

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Umberto Eco (b. 1932) is known throughout the world for his novels “The Name of the Rose”, “Foucault’s Pendulum”, “The Island on the Eve”, “Baudolino”. Doctor of Philosophy, professor of semiotics, now he is an honorary professor at 42 universities around the world. Eco became the laureate of a number of awards and holder of orders, including the French Order of Merit in Literature, the Order of the Legion of Honor, and the Order of the Grand Cross of the Italian Republic.