The Diaphanous Bud

to Mr. Eco's use of the forms of the MiddlenAges and the Renaissance.nMr. Eco's narrator, Adso, is a participantnin the events that he describes,nwhich is another characteristic of thenearly Italian tales and novellas. Aboutnthe authors of these works Ms. Smarrnnotes, "They seem to be aware of . . .