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That too Larry Send a noteboard - 23/07/2010 10:18:29 PM
Good summary. I would note that there are a few places where Eco pays homage to Borges: The library, the organization of the library, the blind librarian whose name is practically Jorge Luis Borges, the cryptograms within the library, and so forth.

But there are other literary references as well, if I recall. I'll just have to re-read the book (likely in Italian this time) and find out :P


The Song of Songs section for example ;)


It's been a few years... :P
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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The Name of the Rose -- Umberto Eco Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 01:26:32 AM 17339 Views
Hm. Just read Foucault's Pendulum a while back. I intend to get on to this eventually. Panorphaeon - 23/07/2010 07:24:39 AM 2065 Views
I started Foucault's Pendulum just last night. I know Tom loved it; what do you think? Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 07:34:28 AM 1973 Views
It is less ... organic? Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:21:51 AM 1924 Views
That's a pity. The cohesion of Name was spectacular. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:17:52 AM 1105 Views
Yes Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:23:28 AM 1958 Views
Yeah. Panorphaeon - 23/07/2010 08:27:33 PM 1958 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:39:31 PM 2052 Views
It's a great book. Nate - 23/07/2010 07:56:25 AM 1940 Views
I really should have emphasized that more. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:33:20 AM 1891 Views
Re: I really should have emphasized that more. Nate - 23/07/2010 04:19:23 PM 1946 Views
Re: It's a great book. Macharius - 23/07/2010 05:40:25 PM 2049 Views
It is, indeed, a lovely book Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:19:53 AM 1930 Views
It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:22:02 AM 1908 Views
Re: It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:24:18 AM 1986 Views
I didn't think you would. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:20:04 PM 1835 Views
Re: I didn't think you would. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:38:34 PM 1920 Views
Maybe. I hope so. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:05:36 AM 1030 Views
I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Larry - 23/07/2010 02:29:29 PM 1941 Views
Good old Jorge of Burgos. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:23:59 PM 1939 Views
Re: Good old Jorge of Burgos. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:41:16 PM 2003 Views
Oh, I agree. I just wanted to clarify that I think it extends beyond a shout-out to Borges. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:06:57 AM 1066 Views
Even when Eco states quite explicitly that some of it is so? Larry - 23/07/2010 10:20:34 PM 2206 Views
Larry, Larry, Larry. It's all about the reader response. Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:10:07 AM 2253 Views
Re: I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:40:29 PM 1908 Views
That too Larry - 23/07/2010 10:18:29 PM 2049 Views
Thanks to Rebekah for the cover image! *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:07:17 PM 1063 Views
Free of charge. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 09:44:19 PM 1893 Views
A very good review. This book definitely deserves a reread. *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 09:16:35 AM 1124 Views
You see how smart I am when I'm at my laptop? Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:33:13 AM 1900 Views
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