6 edition of Naming the rose found in the catalog.
Published
1988
by University Press of Mississippi in Jackson
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | edited by M. Thomas Inge. |
| Contributions | Inge, M. Thomas. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PQ4865.C6 N636 1988 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xv, 206 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 206 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL2397802M |
| ISBN 10 | 087805345X |
| LC Control Number | 87027681 |
The Name of the Rose asks its readers to share William’s task of interpretation, to respect the polyphony of signs, to slow down before deciding upon meaning, and to doubt anything that promises an end to the pursuit of meaning.
In this way, Eco opens up the wonder of interpretation itself. The book, Eco’s first novel, became a surprise Written: The original essays gathered in this book make a beginning at exploring the cultural significance of The Name of the Rose in terms of its backgrounds and literary contexts.
Eco's novel is examined in the light of several of the traditions from which it draws: theories of detective fiction, comedy, postmodernism, the apocalypse, semiotics, and literary : $ The original essays gathered in this book make a beginning at exploring the cultural significance of The Name of the Rose in terms of its backgrounds and literary contexts.
Eco's novel is examined in the light of several of the traditions from which it draws: theories of detective fiction, comedy, postmodernism, the apocalypse, semiotics, and literary : M. Thomas Inge. The Name of the Rose is a profoundly nihilistic book.
It is ostensibly a book about a murder mystery: A man, a monk rather, Brother William, arrives with his assistant, Adso, at an abbey high in the Italian Alps/5.
The rose brings beauty and joy to those who grow and admire them. Often a rose will bear a person's name, for the breeding of roses is an art and, like all artists, the raisers of roses enjoy dedicating their creations to people they love or admire/5(2).
Read "Naming the Rose Essays on Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'" by available from Rakuten Kobo. The original essays gathered in this book make a beginning at exploring the cultural significance of The Name of the Ros Brand: University Press of Mississippi.
