[Knitting A Conundrum]

No, but he's good with medieval society as in Name of the Rose...another read by him worth doing.

But I have known lots of people like those in Foucault's Pendulum...

[Teófilo]

No, but he's good with medieval society as in Name of the Rose...another read by him worth doing.

I just loved The Name of the Rose. It is so "misleading." Brother William was not the main character in the novel, Adso was; he's the only character in the whole novel who changed and evolved. Besides, the story was told from his perspective. Brother William lost the contest against the monk from Burgos and arrived at him only by cheer chance, in spite of William's powers of deduction. He always inducted correctly, yet he arrived at the wrong conclusion, but at the right time and place. Brother William remain "static" throughout the plot, he was always the same.

The organization of the novel according to the Divine Office was fantastic. I always knew the time of day when something took place. And the Library as the setting for action and its internal organization, fantastic!

Yes, certainly a medievalist Eco is--as Yoda would say.

-Theo

[redgolum]

Remember that at the time of the first printing of the book (early 80's) Eco's computer was more advanced than what was commonly available at the time. For conspiracy minded people, either serious or just for entertainment, Eco's books have been a treasure trove.

I love how the whole focus of the main character of the book turns out to be a shopping list for a medieval merchant! He managed to make everyone but the guys girlfriend look like a fruit cake.