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The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa [il ˈnoːme della ˈrɔːza]) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco.It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory.
Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his novice, Adso of Melk, arrive at an early 14th century Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy. A mysterious death has occurred ahead of an important theological Church conference—a young illuminator appears to have committed suicide.
The Name of the Rose is itself a recounting of events as experienced by Adso of Melk, a Benedictine novice (a Franciscan one in the 1986 film adaptation) who travelled under William's protection. Years before the main events of the novel, as an inquisitor , Brother William presided at some trials in England and Italy , where he distinguished ...
Melk Abbey (German: Stift Melk) is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley. [1] The abbey contains the tomb of Saint Coloman of Stockerau and the remains of several members of the House of Babenberg , Austria's first ruling dynasty.
Damian Hardung as Adso of Melk, [3] Benedectine novice. Peter Davison narrates the events of the series from the point of view of an old Adso. Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Remigio of Varagine, [3] a former Dulcinian and now cellarer of the abbey. Greta Scarano as Margherita, Dolcino's partner, and as their daughter Anna. [3] Kiara McKormick as Anna ...
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Adso may refer to: Adso of Montier-en-Der (920–992), abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Montier-en-Der Abbey in France; Adso of Melk, a character in The Name of the Rose; ADSO (Application Development System Online), a tool used to expedite the writing and testing of modular applications using IDMS databases
Melk (German pronunciation: ⓘ; older spelling: Mölk) is a city in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. Melk has a population of 5,257 (as of 2012). Melk has a population of 5,257 (as of 2012).