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  1. Plot summary. In 1327, Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his assistant Adso of Melk arrive at a Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy to attend a theological disputation. The abbey is being used as neutral ground in a dispute between Pope John XXII and the Franciscans over the question of apostolic poverty.

    • Umberto Eco
    • 1980
  2. Sep 24, 1986 · A 1986 film adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel, starring Sean Connery as a Franciscan monk investigating a series of murders in a medieval abbey. See cast, crew, plot, reviews, trivia, goofs, and more on IMDb.

    • (118K)
    • Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    • Jean-Jacques Annaud
    • 1986-09-24
  3. Jan 1, 2001 · The Name of the Rose is a very special mystery tale, luxuriantly allusive and bookishly labyrinthine – it is the postmodernistic Sherlock Holmes’ inquisitional outing. In these last few years, as never before, to stimulate piety and terror and fervor in the populace, and obedience to human and divine law, preachers have used distressing ...

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    • Paperback
  4. The Name of the Rose is a 1986 historical mystery film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery stars as the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville , called upon to solve a deadly mystery in a medieval abbey.

  5. The Name of the Rose, novel by Italian writer Umberto Eco, published in 1980. Although it stands on its own as a murder mystery, it is more accurately seen as a questioning of the meaning of ‘truth’ from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives.

    • Umberto Eco
    • 1980
  6. A comprehensive literature guide to Umberto Eco's historical murder mystery novel, The Name of the Rose. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.

  7. A movie adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel about a Franciscan friar investigating mysterious deaths in a Benedictine abbey. The friar uncovers a secret library, a forbidden book and a conspiracy involving the Inquisition.