The Name of the Rose (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Umberto Eco
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: 1327
- Setting: An abbey in northern Italy
- Principal Characters: William of Baskerville, Adso of Melk, Abo, Jorge de Burgos, Michael of Cesena, Bernard Gui, The Unnamed Editor and Translator
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Murder or homicide, Books, Libraries or librarians, Italy or Italians, Middle Ages, Monasteries, monks, or monasticism, Comedy, Poisons or poisoning, Fourteenth century
- Locales: Italy
The Story:
It was in late November, 1327, that the learned Franciscan William of Baskerville, student of Roger Bacon and friend of William of Occam, arrived at a Benedictine abbey in northern Italy, accompanied by his young Benedictine scribe, Adso of Melk. William had been assigned the difficult task of arranging a meeting between representatives of Pope John XXII and the leader of the Franciscans, Michael of Cesena, at a time of great religious, political, social, and economic upheaval. The Pope held the entire Franciscan order responsible for the extremist position on...
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