... came later, but also trac[ing] the process through which those causes began slowly to produce their effects"(p. 76). Umberto Eco's best-selling novel--The Name of the Rose challenges its readers to map their landscapes cognitively and illustrate the emergence of the late-twentieth-century ... effect of impregnability.( Eco, 1983) Adso notes his impression that the castle merged with the rock in such a way that "the cliff seemed to extend, reaching up toward the heavens, with the rock's same colors" (Eco, 1983). That powerful effect makes the whole structure seem the "work ... time that...

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