Il nome della rosa (Book, 2016) [Texas Group Catalog]
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Il nome della rosa

Il nome della rosa

Author: Umberto Eco
Publisher: Milano : Bompiani, 2016.
Series: Classici contemporanei Bompiani.
Edition/Format:   Print book : Fiction : Italian : V edizione Grandi Tascabili Bompiani.; VIII edizione riveduta e correttaView all editions and formats
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An erudite murder mystery set in a fourteenth-century monastery, it is not only a gripping story but also a brilliant exploration of medieval philosophy, history, theology, and logic. In 1327, Brother William of Baskerville is sent to investigate a wealthy Italian abbey whose monks are suspected of heresy. When his mission is overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths patterned on the book of Revelation, Brother William  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Fictional Work
Church history
Detective and mystery fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Novels
Romans
Romans, nouvelles, etc
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Umberto Eco
ISBN: 9788845278655 8845278654
Language Note: In Italian.
OCLC Number: 959553544
Description: 618 pages : plan ; 22 cm.
Series Title: Classici contemporanei Bompiani.
Responsibility: Umberto Eco.

Abstract:

An erudite murder mystery set in a fourteenth-century monastery, it is not only a gripping story but also a brilliant exploration of medieval philosophy, history, theology, and logic. In 1327, Brother William of Baskerville is sent to investigate a wealthy Italian abbey whose monks are suspected of heresy. When his mission is overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths patterned on the book of Revelation, Brother William turns detective, following the trail of a conspiracy that brings him face-to-face with the abbey's labyrinthine secrets, the subversive effects of laughter, and the medieval Inquisition. Caught in a power struggle between the emperor he serves and the pope who rules the Church, Brother William comes to see that what is at stake is larger than any mere political dispute-that his investigation is being blocked by those who fear imagination, curiosity, and the power of ideas. The Name of the Rose offers the reader not only an ingeniously constructed mystery-complete with secret symbols and coded manuscripts-but also an unparalleled portrait of the medieval world on the brink of profound transformation.
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