... uneasiness" (22), not just in the innocent "traveler" with whom Adso identifies (Eco, 1983), but in an attacking army. What Adso sees as "omens inscribed in the stone" (Eco, 1983) are elements of the castle's design vocabulary. Despite the fact that, later, "the deluded determination of the monks dared consecrate the building to the preservation of the divine word" (Eco, 1983), the Aedificium retains its original architectural ... novel is the fictional tale of a real Muslim traveler in the Mediterranean region. It begins right before 1492, when that Italian sailed west, but also when the...

• Word Count: 4697
• Approx Pages: 19
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate