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Loading... The Name of the Rose (original 1980; edition 1984)by Umberto Eco (Author), William Weaver (Translator)
Work InformationThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Author) (1980)
  
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  ) jpalfrey | Dec 17, 2024 |  Some very long sections of arcane religious commentary that actually reminded me of sections of Orwell's 1984. Great references and interpretation on Revelations, which were way over my head. Never heard of the satire Cena Cypriani (  ) delta351 | Nov 28, 2024 |  ) Craig_Evans | Nov 20, 2024 | The author was a little long-winded in areas, and this paired with the frequent change from English into Latin (usually. Sometimes it was Spanish, Italian, or German) made this a very slow read. That's not to say it wasn't good, and to be honest, I was able to get through it far more quickly than I'd anticipated, but with so much going on, it definitely felt like slow going. That being said, you don't need to know Latin (I don't think so, at least), to get through this, the end result will be less obvious to you. Perhaps that's not quite true. It'll be less obvious to you in the intended way, but you should still figure it out. William is a very interesting character, to say the least and after 600-some odd pages he finally figures everything out, if only by accident. Adso, our narrator, does a pretty good job keeping things on track, and I suppose his verbosity is linked with his duty as a scribe to William to cover a meeting or the minds, if you will, to determine if the movements of certain vocations at the time are heretical. Unfortunately, there's a lot of focus on that and it really seems to distract from the initial issue at hand. It's pretty much the only reason our two main characters are at the abbey in the first place, but it still feels like it takes up too much space. I'm a bit all over the place with this review, so I'll end with this: this is the fastest, slow read you'll ever pick up and I would definitely recommend it, even if, like me, you don't understand some of the language. (  ) cebellol | Nov 8, 2024 |  ) SteveRogerYoung | Oct 29, 2024 |
35 livres cultes à lire au moins une fois dans sa vie Quels sont les romans qu'il faut avoir lu absolument ? Un livre culte qui transcende, fait réfléchir, frissonner, rire ou pleurer… La littérature est indéniablement créatrice d’émotions. Si vous êtes adeptes des classiques, ces titres devraient vous plaire. De temps en temps, il n'y a vraiment rien de mieux que de se poser devant un bon bouquin, et d'oublier un instant le monde réel. Mais si vous êtes une grosse lectrice ou un gros lecteur, et que vous avez épuisé le stock de votre bibliothèque personnelle, laissez-vous tenter par ces quelques classiques de la littérature.  The Name of the Rose is a monumental exercise in mystification by a fun-loving scholar. One may find some of the digressions a touch self-indulgent... yet be carried along by Mr. Eco's knowledge and narrative skills. And if at the end the solution strikes the reader as more edifying than plausible, he has already received ample compensation from a richly stocked and eminently civilized intelligence. The Jesuits didn’t exist in William of Baskerville’s time, but – learned in Aquinas and Aristotle and prepared to use the empirical techniques of Roger Bacon – William would make a very good English Jesuit. Although in orders, he lacks the rotundity, Wildean paradoxicality and compassion of Father Brown, but clearly Dr Eco knows his Chesterton. Theology and criminal detection go, for some reason, well together... I probably do not need to recommend this book to British readers. The impetus of foreign success should ensure a large readership here. Even Ulster rednecks, to say nothing of mild Anglicans who detest Christianity cooking with garlic, will feel comforted by this image of a secure age when there was an answer to everything, when small, walled society could be self-sufficient, and the only pollution was diabolic. Patriots will be pleased to find such a society in need of British pragmatism. Belongs to Publisher SeriesBiblioteca Folha (2) Biblioteca Sábado (39) — 13 more Is contained inContainsHas the adaptationInspiredHas as a reference guide/companionHas as a studyHas as a supplementHas as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
In 1327, finding his sensitive mission at an Italian abbey further complicated by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William of Baskerville turns detective. No library descriptions found. 
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