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A tale of two murders : passion and power in seventeenth-century France / James R. Farr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farr, James Richard, 1950-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Giroux, Philippe, 1605?-1643--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Giroux, Philippe.
- Trials (Murder)--France--Franche-Comte--History--17th century.
- Trials (Murder).
- Law--Social aspects--France--Franche-Comte--History--17th century.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A compelling account of a 17th-century murder mystery and a well-researched scholarly work that explores the dynamics of power, justice, and law in Louis XIII's France.
- Contents:
- List of principal characters
- Prologue: Looking back
- 1. Tales of two murders
- 2. Passion and the beautiful cousin
- 3. The trial opens: Jean-Baptiste Lantin's investigation, 1639-1640
- 4. A hat, a rapier, a knife, and a dagger
- 5. The house of Giroux
- 6. Prison
- 7. Poison
- 8. Jailbreak
- 9. A "Minister of Vengeance"
- 10. Rape?
- 11. Attack, counterattack
- 12. The king of spades
- 13. Life or death? the day of reckoning draws near
- Epilogue
- Analytical essay: The paradoxes of power, law, and justice.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-02205-2
- 9786613022059
- 0-8223-8714-X
- OCLC:
- 657631308
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