That book had been poisoned by the blind Jorge of Burgos, whose crimes are uncovered with the help ofAdso of Melk.
Characters in this novel include Salvatore, who speaks an unintelligible amalgam of languages andserves as an assistant to Remigio. In this work, the translator Venatius is found face down in a jar ofpig's blood. One of its characters commits suicide out of remorse for his homosexual affair with (*)Berengar of Arundel. A subplot in this novel concerns a feud between the pope and the emperor over theissue of poverty. It centers around a lost sequel to Aristotle's Poetics which concerns comedy and laughter.That book had been poisoned by the blind Jorge of Burgos, whose crimes are uncovered with the help ofAdso of Melk. For 10 points, name this novel in which William of Baskerville solves the murders ofseveral monks in a Benedictine abbey, a work of Umberto Eco.
Characters in this novel include Salvatore, who speaks an unintelligible amalgam of languages andserves as an assistant to Remigio.
The Name of the Rose