I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed. (Umberto Eco)

I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.

Umberto Eco

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