# Pope Adrian VI — On the Art of Reading character guide

> Pope Adrian VI in On the Art of Reading by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** VI, Pope

**First appearance:** 0005-lecture-iii-children-s-reading-i

## Who they are

The 16th-century pope, mentioned as a historical figure in discussions of reading.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator engages with Pope Adrian VI as a historical figure whose writings on reading and interpretation are analyzed, creating a scholarly but distant intellectual relationship.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator engages with Pope Adrian VI as a historical figure whose writings on reading and interpretation are analyzed, creating a scholarly but distant intellectual relationship.

## In the story

### [Lecture VIII: On Reading the Bible (I)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-viii-on-reading-the-bible-i)

Mentioned by Newman as a Roman Catholic author; his style is noted as sui generis.

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