Murder in renaissance Italy / edited by Trevor Dean (University of Roehampton, London), K.J.P. Lowe (Queen Mary University of London).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dean, Trevor, editor.

Lowe, K. J. P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murder--Italy--History.

Murder.

History.

Italy--History--1268-1492.

Italy.

Italy--History--1492-1870.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

This invaluable collection explores the many faces of murder, and its cultural presences, across the Italian peninsula between 1350 and 1650. These shape the content in different ways: the faces of homicide range from the ordinary to the sensational, from the professional to the accidental, from the domestic to the public; while the cultural presence of homicide is revealed through new studies of sculpture, paintings, and popular literature. Dealing with a range of murders, and informed by the latest criminological research on homicide, it brings together new research by an international team of specialists on a broad range of themes: different kinds of killers (by gender, occupation, and situation); different kinds of victim (by ethnicity, gender, and status); and different kinds of evidence (legal, judicial, literary, and pictorial). It will be an indispensable resource for students of Renaissance Italy, late medieval/early modern crime and violence, and homicide studies.

Contents:

Pt. I. Domestic murder

pt. II. Ordinary murder

pt. III. Sensational murder

pt. IV. Unclassified murder

pt. V. Professional murder.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107136649

1107136644

OCLC:

972460204