Crime Monastery
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"The Name of the Rose” which is a post-modern work was written by Umberto Eco in 1980. It is a historical murder mystery. Umberto Eco is a medieval expert. The author deals with the Middle Ages in a fictional structure, while at the same time providing real information about the state - church-sects, along with his deep historical research. I will write some of my impressions about the work in a few paragraphs and in some parts I will make comparisons with today.
First of all, when a reader decides to read a book, rather than the content of the work, the title and cover of the work influence the reader, and then, the reader establish a connection between the name of the work and the content of the work. So, why is the title of the work called "The Name of the Rose"? Yes, the first thing the reader will think about after finishing the work will be why “The Name of the Rose”. Originally the name of the book was “Crime Monastery” but the author changed it to “Adso of Melk” because he did not want to direct the reader. But then, the writer started using the “rose” because of a line he had read somewhere. Umberto Eco said for the rose, the rose is such a symbol that it has so much meaning and also has no meaning. Therefore, the author put this name to book for the attention of the reader. In Greek mythology, the story of the rose is as follows; Aphrodite gives Eros a Rose, and Eros gives it to the Goddess of silence. His goal is to keep the depravity of all women hidden, even his mother. Thus, we realized that Umberto Eco was also inspired by mythology because we are witnessing many hidden events while reading the book.
My one impression is that information is stored and so difficult to access. The monastery has the largest library in the world, but no one is allowed
Bradbury'nin yazdığı birkaç hikâyeyi birleştirerek oluşturduğu romanı, The Bookshop (2017) filminde gördüğümde okumak istedim. Okumaya değer bir kitap. Özellikle, Neil Geiman'ın sunuşuyla birlikte okumak gerek. Bu sunuş, kitabı anlatmakla kalmıyor, bilim kurgu edebiyatı hakkında da bilgi veriyor. Romanın sonundaki "Bir kitabı kapağına göre yargılama." sözü de dünya çapında bir sosyal değişim hareketi olan Human Library'nin (Yaşayan Kütüphane) sloganı olmuş. Kitapları yakan itfaiyeciler kitap kıyımı için uç bir örnek olsa da Fernando Baez'in kitapların gördüğü zulümleri anlatan, Kitap Kıyımının Evrensel Tarihi isimli eseri kitapların başına gelen gerçek olayları öğrenmek için bir başlangıç olabilir.
