There Came Hail and Fire Mixed with Blood (The Name of the Rose

There Came Hail and Fire Mixed with Blood (The Name of the Rose Days 1+2)

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The boys are back to start Season 3, The Name of the Rose. After a brief overview of the season, they dive right into Days 1 and 2 of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. Thinking through some of the pleasures the book offers, they dwell on the names of The Name of the Rose and spend time investigating the intertwining of religious and political ideas in the first two days. Theme song: "Shostakovich," by Mucca Pazza.

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