Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose
Index to Study Pages


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Study pages for specific chapters in The Name of the Rose:

`Naturally, a Manuscript' (pp. 1-5)
Paratext on Liturgical Hours (pp. 7-8)
Prologue (pp. 11-18)
First Day: Prime (pp. 21-26)
First Day: Terce (pp. 27-39)
First Day: Sext (pp. 40-64)--architecture of the abbey church, pp. 40-41
First Day: Sext (pp. 40-64)--Adso's vision of the tympanum sculptures, pp. 41-45
First Day: Toward Nones (pp. 65-70)
First Day: After Nones (pp. 71-83)
First Day: Vespers (pp. 84-92)
First Day: Compline (pp. 93-97)
Second Day: Matins (pp. 101-9)
Second Day: Prime (pp. 110-20)
Second Day: Terce (pp. 121-35)
Second Day: Sext (pp. 136-41)
Second Day: Nones (pp. 142-55)
Second Day: After Vespers (pp. 156-59)
Second Day: Compline (pp. 160-68)
Second Day: Night (pp. 169-78)
Third Day: From Lauds to Prime (pp. 181-82) Third Day: Terce (pp. 183-86)
Third Day: Sext (pp. 187-95)
Third Day: Nones (pp. 196-209)
Third Day: Vespers (pp. 210-20)
Third Day: After Compline (pp. 221-50)
Third Day: Night (pp. 251-56)
Fourth Day: Lauds (pp. 259-65)
Prime (pp. 266-76)
Fourth Day: Terce (pp. 277-86)
Fourth Day: Sext (pp. 287-99)
Fourth Day: Nones (pp. 300-2)
Fourth Day: Vespers (pp. 303-6)
Fourth Day: Compline (pp. 307-9)
Fourth Day: After Compline (pp. 310-25)
Fourth Day: Night (pp. 326-32)
Fifth Day: Prime (pp. 335-48)
Fifth Day: Terce (pp. 349-57)
Fifth Day: Sext (pp. 358-68)
Fifth Day: Nones (pp. 369-90)
Fifth Day: Vespers (pp. 391-96)
Fifth Day: Compline (pp. 397-407)
Sixth Day: Matins (pp. 411-15)
Sixth Day: Lauds (pp. 416-18)
Sixth Day: Prime (pp. 419-25)
Sixth Day: Terce (pp. 426-35), and After Terce (pp. 436-38)
Sixth Day: Sext (pp. 439-43)
Sixth Day: Nones (pp. 444-52)
Sixth Day: Between Vespers and Compline (pp. 453-55)
Sixth Day: After Compline (pp. 456-60)
Seventh Day: Night (pp. 463-79)
Seventh Day: Night (pp. 480-93)
(pp. 497-502)