Adso of Melk

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Adso of Melk is the young novice monk and narrator who accompanies William of Baskerville in Umberto Eco’s medieval mystery "The Name of the Rose."

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Label Occurrences
Adso of Melk canonical 4
Adso of Montier-en-Der 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
monk
narrator
novice
ageAtEvents teenager
appearsIn The Name of the Rose (novel)
surface form: The Name of the Rose
associatedWith Melk Abbey
associatedWithLocation Italian monastery
characterArc spiritual and intellectual maturation
companionOf William of Baskerville
createdBy Umberto Eco
describedAs inexperienced
young
fictionalUniverse The Name of the Rose (novel)
surface form: The Name of the Rose universe
firstPublicationOfWork 1980
gender male
genreOfWork historical novel
medieval mystery
hasAdaptationAppearance film adaptation of The Name of the Rose
television adaptation of The Name of the Rose
inspiredBy Adso of Melk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Adso of Montier-en-Der
languageOfWork Italian
linkedTheme heresy and orthodoxy
monastic life
power of books
literaryEra postmodern literature
literaryFunction Watson-like companion to a detective figure
medium novel
mentor William of Baskerville
narrativeDevice eye-witness chronicler
narrativePerspective retrospective account from old age
narrativeRole first-person narrator
nationality Austrian
occupation Benedictine novice
placeOfOrigin Melk Abbey
primaryThemeConnection coming of age
faith and reason
relationshipToWilliamOfBaskerville assistant
disciple
religion Christianity
religiousDenomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine Order
roleInInvestigation assistant to William of Baskerville
roleInPlot witness to the investigation of murders in an abbey
settingPeriod 14th century
workType character in a detective story

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The Name of the Rose (novel) mainCharacter Adso of Melk
subject surface form: The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose (novel) narrator Adso of Melk
subject surface form: The Name of the Rose
William of Baskerville assistant Adso of Melk
Adso of Melk inspiredBy Adso of Melk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Adso of Montier-en-Der