His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon-all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. Benedictines in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. I learned that there is a beauty to questioning our lives and our surroundings in the hope of pure intellectual discovery.” In the difficult and isolating times of covid, I found solace in the pursuit of knowledge, reflecting about people and society. The book is the story of how intellectual passion can be liberating, transformative, and deeply painful. To me, the novel is the tale of a student coming of age into a world of complexity and ambiguity, where it is difficult to tell apart good from bad, moral from immoral.
Despite the general trend of despair and hopelessness in society and the clergy, the protagonist learns to appreciate the beauty of intellectual discovery and curiosity.
“The novel is set in challenging times during the late medieval period in Italy, full of conflicts within the Church and between medieval states.
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