The Name of the Rose

Posted on 22 April 2017 by Umberto Eco

The year is 1327 Benedictines in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where the most interesting things happen at night. Download The Name of the Rose – kino-fada.fr Eco s writing is so infectious, lively, and likeable that I thought it appropriate to pen my review in his style.1 In which I, as reader, feel used.Yes, I m almost certain Eco wrote this thing for the sole purpose of informing us of how knowledgeable he is of the finer points of monastic orders, book trivia, and medieval philosophy Knowing most would not put up with this crap for 500 pages, he wisely chose to interrupt his many digressions on poverty, heretics, whether or not Jesus laughed, Ar Eco s writing is so infectious, lively, and likeable that I thought it appropriate to pen my review in his style.1 In which I, as reader, feel used.Yes, I m almost certain Eco wrote this thing for the sole purpose of informing us of how knowledgeable he is of the finer points of monastic orders, book trivia, and medieval philosophy Knowing most would not put up with this crap for 500 pages, he wisely chose to interrupt his many digressions on poverty, heretics, whether or not Jesus laughed, Aristotle, architecture, etc, with an amateurish mystery plot It s pedantry disguised as fiction I ve been used 2 In which the pace sucks.Just when you thought it was getting interesting, just when the ... Jorge of Burgos 1 2 Go ahead, throw your tomatoes at me I know that in general this book is loved Many count it amongst their favorites I found it very dull and very boring I had an extremely hard time staying interested in the story, which is weird..., , 1980 VS , , 1980 VS 2008 Hypatia 1853 1853 , 2008 , , , , , , Song of the Songs, , , , , 1980 VS The Da Vici Code 2003 2003 , , , , , , 1980 VS Angels and Demons 2000 , , , , , 20 , 2 , , , , 11 2014 10 2014 18 2014 A 84% Very Good NotesA medieval Sherlock Holmes manages sectarian politics and investigates serial murders in a dense but effective read.This is one of those rare near perfect books that crosses through many genres and could be universally acclaimed There are dozens of great reviews on here already, but this book struck me as so profound that I felt I needed to briefly put down my own thoughts I could not bring myself to put this down and it was always a battle to not skip work and continue reading in the parking lot after lunch break Eco crafts a novel that could be labeled as historical fiction, mystery, theology and philoso This is one of those rare near perfect books that crosses through many genres and could be universally acclaimed There are dozens of great reviews on here already, but this book struck me as so profound that I felt I needed to briefly put down my own thoughts I could not bring myself to put this down and it was always a battle to not skip work and continue reading in the parking lot after lunch break Eco crafts a novel that could be labeled as historical fiction, mystery, theology and philosophy, metafiction, a plot boiler, literature, and many others hell, there s even a bit of love and sex thrown in and of multiple sexual orientations He essentially takes Sherlock Holmes and Watson and recasts them as monks in a 1300 s Abbey where murder and theological debates appear around every corner The two main plots, the murder mystery and the religious debates, weave together effortlessly, each feeding off...Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography cclapcenter.com I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP it is not being reprinted here illegally The CCLaP 100 In which I read a hundred so called classics and then write reports on whether or not I think they deserve the labelBook 7 The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco The story in a nutshell In one of thefascinating stories of how a novelist was first drawn to his profession, scholar Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography cclapcenter.com I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP it is not being reprinted here illegally The CCLaP 100 In which I read a hundred so called classics and then write reports on whether or not I think they deserve the labelBook 7 The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco The story in a nutshell In one of thefascinating stories of how a novelist was first drawn to his profession, scholar Umberto Eco was actually an Italian history professor and Medieval expert for years before ever turning to creative writing according to legend, it was his thrilling and exacting ret... 1300

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22 April 2017

Umberto Eco