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It's not medieval philosophy, with "years after that conversation was set", the poster you're replying to means 600 years. The book should not be seen as an his
by wobbleblob 11y ago
It's not medieval philosophy, with "years after that conversation was set", the poster you're replying to means 600 years. The book should not be seen as an historic work.
- ZeroGravitas 11y agoThat's one of many modern references in the book (to Borges, Sherlock Holmes, the conventions of the whodunnit, etc) but I think it's clear that some effort is being made by Eco to exhibit the thought processes and preoccupations of the medieval mind.
- huxley 11y agoAnachronistic quotations happened quite often in ancient and medieval writing, so Eco was just having a bit of fun. I agree that the Name of the Rose is not an historic work (incidentally so did Eco), but plenty of medievalists think that it is good enough to be a useful teaching tool: http://www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2009/postscript-middle-ages.html http://www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2009/postscr...
- wobbleblob 11y agoDo you know how medievalists view the Accursed Kings series of Maurice Druon?