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Finding the path: The library as labyrinth in Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose

dc.contributor.advisor Haydock, Nickolas
dc.contributor.author Cruz-Maldonado, Jose A.
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Art en_US
dc.contributor.committee Romaguera, Gabriel
dc.contributor.committee Irizarry, Jose
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative Alvarez, Jaquelina
dc.date.accessioned 2019-05-24T09:11:44Z
dc.date.available 2019-05-24T09:11:44Z
dc.date.issued 2019-05-13
dc.description.abstract This thesis focuses on the labyrinth found within the library in the award-winning novel by Italian author Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose. This research explores how the library labyrinth represents a postmodern embodiment of the traditional labyrinth archetype extending far beyond the walls of the Aedificium. This thesis project analyses the history of mazes, the mythology where these structures are used, and literature that inspired the author. The labyrinth of the novel is looked at as an architectural feature that embodies Eco’s medieval world and how mazes in other aspects of literature have come to have similar symbolism. Furthermore, this project will look at the individual characters that became maze walkers in the library and contrast the book with Jean-Jacques Annaud’s take on the novel through his 1986 film. Additionally, comparisons are drawn with other works that use mazes and labyrinths in postmodern fiction and the YA genre. en_US
dc.description.abstract Esta tesis se enfoca en el laberinto que se encuentra dentro de la biblioteca de la premiada novela del autor italiano Umberto Eco, El Nombre de la Rosa. Esta investigación explora como el laberinto de la biblioteca representa una visión postmoderna del arquetipo del laberinto tradicional en una manera que se extiende de las paredes del Aedificium. Esta tesis analiza la historia de los laberintos, la mitología que contiene estas estructuras y la literatura que inspiró al autor. El laberinto de la novela es observada como una estructura que representa el mundo medieval de Eco y cómo laberintos en otros laberintos en la literatura tienen simbolismo similar. Además, esta tesis examina personajes individuales que caminaron el laberinto mientras se contrasta el libro con la película inspirada del mismo, dirigida por Jean-Jacques Annaud. Adicionalmente, se hacen comparaciones con otros laberintos hallados en otros aspectos de literatura posmoderna y contemporánea. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2019 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/2436
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2019 Jose A. Cruz Maldonado en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Labyrinth en_US
dc.subject Maze en_US
dc.subject Umberto Eco en_US
dc.subject The name of the rose en_US
dc.subject Jorge luis borges en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Umberto Eco -- Criticism and interpretation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Symbolism in literature en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Space (Architecture) in literature en_US
dc.title Finding the path: The library as labyrinth in Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A.E.E. en_US
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