The title of our volume on interdisciplinary semiotics is situated in a geographical metaphor and points to the possibility ofuncovering meanings through shifting perspectives as well as to the possibility of understanding how these various modes ofmeaning are articulated and framed in particular cultural instances. Regardless of medium, semiotic rotations permit playbetween the surface and underlying levels of a communication, reveal the relationship between open and closed systems ofsignification, and modulate shades of meaning caught between the visible and invisible. Readerly play in...

The title of our volume on interdisciplinary semiotics is situated in a geographical metaphor and points to the possibility ofuncovering meanings through shifting perspectives as well as to the possibility of understanding how these various modes ofmeaning are articulated and framed in particular cultural instances. Regardless of medium, semiotic rotations permit playbetween the surface and underlying levels of a communication, reveal the relationship between open and closed systems ofsignification, and modulate shades of meaning caught between the visible and invisible. Readerly play in...

Reading semiotically against the backdrop of medieval mirrors of princes, Arthurian narratives, and chronicles, this study examines how Rene d Anjou (1409-1480), Geoffrey Chaucer s House of Fame (ca. 1375-1380), and Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) explore fame s visual power. While very different in approach, all three individuals reject the classical suggestion that fame is bestowed and understand that particularly in positions of leadership, it is necessary to communicate effectively with audiences in order to secure fame. This sweeping study sheds light on fame s intoxicating but...