the name of the rose william baskerville

William finds the horse of Abo of Fossanova, the abbot who then later comes to talk with them.Īt the abbey, Abo asks William for help and tells him a strange event that took place in the abbey. William and Adso meet with Remigio of Varagine, the cellarer, who tells that that a horse has been lost. On the first day, Adso and William arrive at an abbey where they were supposed to meet with people representing the Emperor and the Pope. Adso likes his new master as he is different from everyone he knew until then and because he is interested in the technological advancements of the age.Īdso then describes the events that take place over the course of seven days. To avoid sending him on his own, Adso is made the servant of William of Baskerville, a Franciscan friar dorm England.

The Franciscans sided with the Emperor and thus Adso’s father decided to take his son from the monastery and send him to Italy. The situation got so tense that the Pope excommunicated the Emperor. Adso tells the reader that he will write about a series of events that took place in 1327, when he was 18 years old and a fresh monk in the Benedictines order.Īdso presents the historical context and tells the reader how during his time, there were disagreements between the Pope and the Emperor. The book then presents a prologue told by Adso who writes sometimes at the end of the 14th century. The narrator then presents various proofs that made him believe the manuscript to be true and that made him think that maybe the story was true after all. The book begins with an unnamed author who talks about a manuscript he has found but a manuscript he can’t say for sure if it is a forgery or a true story. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

The name of the rose william baskerville