“Daytime sleep is like the sin of the flesh; the more you have the more you want, and yet you feel unhappy, sated and unsated at the same time.”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"Postscript to the Middle Ages : teaching medieval studies through The name of the rose" by Alison Ganze
Pitt Subject Guide on Medieval and Renaissance History
Apostolic poverty:
One of the main overarching conflicts driving the political discussions int he novel refers to the concept of members of monastic orders being able to actually hold property. This was specifically an argument between the Franciscan and Dominican orders.
See: "Reevaluating The Origins of Papal Infallibility: Understanding papal authority in the bulls of the Franciscan poverty controversy (1230–1329)"
Historic Figures:
Francis Bacon: Cited as a mentor by William of Baskerville in the novel.
Ubertino of Casale: Historic figure who is also a minor character within the narrative.
William of Occam: Also referenced by William of Baskerville as a friend and colleague.
"The Key to 'The Name of the Rose'" by Adele J. Haft, Jane G. White, and Robert J. White is an indispensable companion to the novel. It provides line-by line translations of the many passages in the novel given in foreign languages, including Latin, Catalan, and French among others. Among these are explanations of historical and cultural minutiae not further discussed by the author, appendices cataloguing information on the major historical figures referenced to in the work, and a timeline of major events surrounding the period of the book's narrative which is particularly helpful to those readers who are not scholars of medieval history as Eco was.
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