The Name of the Rose
Paperback Published on: 27/04/2010; Language: English, Italian (Original language of a translated text)
Price: £16.99
Synopsis
Set in Italy in the Middle Ages, this is not only a narrative of a murder investigation in a monastery in 1327, but also a chronicle of the 14th century religious wars, a history of monastic orders, and a compendium of heretical movements.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099541486
- Number of pages: 528
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 30 mm
- Weight: 363g
- Languages: English, Italian (Original language of a translated text)
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Amazing...
Eco's first novel, in my opinion, is still his best. Set in a mediaeval monastery, the dark shadowy atmosphere encompasses fear, murders, mystery and passi... READ MORE
Great...but hard!
After skimming over the slightly dull (but perhaps necessary) prologue and reading a few pages the book had my interest. It takes a while to get into it I ... READ MORE
sophisticated pastime
the author shows his culture but it is not thrilling
Mysterious Deaths and Philosophical Discussions
This book isn't for the faint of heart, whereas Sherlock Holmes stories come very quickly to the chief mystery and remain focused, The Name of the Rose goe... READ MORE
A Feast for Semioticians... but perhaps not everyone else
Intensely atmospheric, with a fascinating story. Written by a great master of semiotics - I found his obsession with signifiers and their signification bec... READ MORE
Medieval who done it
I found this book hard work at times. Some of the passages are unnecessarily long and the frequent Latin texts are not translated. The plot is sensible but... READ MORE
Hate this edition, love the book
I dislike this edition with a vehemence that matches my love for the book more generally. The Latin should have been footnoted like many other editions. Ot... READ MORE
From carnal love to unicorns, from animals to Aristotle, Eco wrote one of the most demanding, thought-provoking, beautiful novels ever written.
“When I call Thee answer me O God of my justice.”
Fog, cold, dampness, silence. The sound of the psalms drowns out the groans of desire. And the groans ... READ MORE
Hard Work
I am sure that some will find this to be impressive novel but, unless you understand and enjoy the subjects of theology, philosophy and Medieval Latin, you... READ MORE