Looking at concepts of truth and lies through fictional worlds. Umberto Eco's novels "Baudolino" and "The Name of the Rose"

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1.5, James Cook University, language: English, abstract: The question then is, must we silence the irrational voices inside and outside and make an effort to understand the complexity of our existence to save us from chaos? Umberto Eco continues the tradition of philosophical novels, a ge...