The Name of the Rose (novel)

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historical mystery novel novel

The Name of the Rose is Umberto Eco’s 1980 historical mystery novel that blends medieval monastic intrigue with semiotics, theology, and detective fiction.

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The Name of the Rose	9
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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ
adaptedAs	The Name of the Rose (film) ⓘ surface form: The Name of the Rose (1986 film) The Name of the Rose (2019 television series) ⓘ
author	Umberto Eco ⓘ
awarded	Premio Strega ⓘ Viareggio Prize ⓘ surface form: Premio Viareggio Strega Prize ⓘ
characterNameAllusion	The Hound of the Baskervilles ⓘ surface form: Baskerville – The Hound of the Baskervilles William of Baskerville ⓘ surface form: William of Baskerville – Sherlock Holmes
containsElement	library labyrinth ⓘ locked-room mystery ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
EnglishTranslator	William Weaver ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector	Jean-Jacques Annaud ⓘ
filmAdaptationLeadActor	Christian Slater ⓘ Sean Connery ⓘ
firstEditionFormat	print ⓘ
genre	crime fiction ⓘ detective fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ
hasTranslation	English ⓘ
ISBN	978-88-452-9000-3 ⓘ
languageTheme	semiotics ⓘ
mainCharacter	Adso of Melk ⓘ William of Baskerville ⓘ
narrator	Adso of Melk ⓘ
notableFor	detailed depiction of medieval monastic life ⓘ integration of semiotics into fiction ⓘ intertextual references to Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
originalLanguage	Italian ⓘ
publicationYear	1980 ⓘ
publisher	Bompiani ⓘ
setInTimePeriod	14th century ⓘ
setInYear	1327 ⓘ
setting	Benedictine monastery ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ
structure	seven days ⓘ
theme	censorship ⓘ heresy ⓘ interpretation of signs ⓘ power of the Church ⓘ theology ⓘ
titleOrigin	medieval symbolism of the rose ⓘ