11-17-2007, 01:21 AM
I've never read Umberto Eco's book, but my husband has, and he tells me it is a great book. I liked the "atmospheric" novels as well. I never read Ivanhoe, but I do remember as a kid watching all those movies - Ivanhoe (Prince Valiant), Robin Hood, the swashbuckling movies, etc. They were a very romantic period.