The Name of the Rose Summary
Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Umberto Eco was born in 1932 in the Italian province of Piedmont. He began his academic career in the 1950s as a medieval scholar but soon became interested in t... Read more

Umberto Eco (born 1932) is a best-selling author of mystery novels that reflect his many intellectual interests and wide-ranging knowledge of philosophy, literature, medieval history, religion, and po... Read more

As a semiotician, novelist, medieval scholar, journalist, and parodist, Umberto Eco has produced an amazingly diverse and influential body of work since the 1950s, and he is certainly one of the most ... Read more

Critical Essay by Masolino D'amico There is something of the sleuth in any scholar; small wonder, therefore, that one as flamboyantly articulate as Umberto Eco should have successfully turned h... Read more

Critical Essay by Franco Ferrucci Using both intelligence and flexibility, [Mr. Eco] has become the spokesman of a philosophical trend that could be labeled as a kind of "neo-enlightenment.�... Read more

Critical Essay by Jeffrey Schaire In The Name of the Rose, [Eco's] first work of fiction, he has bestowed his own talents lavishly on his created sleuth. William knows that "the universe... Read more

In the following essay, Parker examines the postmodernist tendencies of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose in light of Eco's own literary criticism. We live in a decade of "post&#... Read more

A religious hypocrisy, Name of The Rose was directed by Jean Jacques Annaud and produced by 20th Century Fox. The main characters are Brother William of Baskerville and, his novice, Adso. The other ... Read more