Key to the Name of the Rose Including Translations of All Non-English Passages

Name: Key to the Name of the Rose Including Translations of All Non-English Passages
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ISBN: 9780472086214

ISBN-10: 0472086219

ISBN-13: 9780472086214

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Adele J. Haft, Jane G. White, Robert J. White

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Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose is a brilliant mystery set in a fictitious medieval monastery. The text is rich with literary, historical, and theoretical references that make it eminently re-readable. The Key makes each reading fuller and more meaningful by helping the interested reader not merely to read but also to understand Eco's masterful work. Inspired by pleas from friends and strangers, the authors, each trained in Classics, undertook to translate and explain the Latin phrases that pepper the story. They have produced an approachable, informative guide to the book and its setting--the middle ages. The Key includes an introduction to the book, the middle ages, Umberto Eco, and…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 10/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface


Authors' Notes


Introduction



Umberto Eco, Semiotics, and Medieval Thought



A Brief Chronology of the Middle Ages



An Annotated Guide to the Historical and Literary References in The Name of the Rose



Notes on the Text of The Name of the Rose Including Translations of All Non-English Passages


Postscript: For Those Who Have Finished The Name of the Rose


Works by Umberto Eco


Bibliography


About the Authors