The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as useful explanations of its many literary and scientific references. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 62-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of Umberto Eco
• Presentation of The Name of the Rose
• Summary of The Name of the Rose
• Character study
  • The people from the world beyond the abbey
  • The characters from the abbey
  • The victims
• Analysis of The Name of the Rose
  • A hybrid novel
  • The role of religion
  • Intertextuality
  • A labyrinthine novel

About The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose is the Italian writer Umberto Eco’s first novel. It is set in an abbey in the early 14^th century, and follows the main characters William of Baskerville and his assistant Adso of Melk as they try to solve a series of murders and get to the bottom of the many mysteries surrounding the abbey’s library.

The Name of the Rose has inspired film, theatrical, musical and video game adaptations, and was named one of the 100 Books of the Century by the French newspaper Le Monde.

About Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco was a prolific Italian novelist, essayist, philosopher and semiotician. His novels, which include The Name of the Rose, Foucault’s Pendulum and The Prague Cemetery, typically feature wide-ranging literary and historical references, and often deal with the themes of mystery and secrets. Eco also wrote many non-fiction works, in which he analysed subjects including literature, sculpture and the art of translation. He died in 2016, at the age of 84.