Medieval and Early Modern Murder: Legal, Literary and Historical Contexts

Contributor(s): Tracy, Larissa (Editor), Slavin, Bridgette (Contribution by), Gates, Jay Paul (Contribution by), Roth, Pinchas (Contribution by), Komornicka, Jolanta (Contribution by), Tracy, Larissa (Contribution by), Schweitzer Vandonkelaar, Ilse (Contribution by), Latowsky, Anne (Contribution by), Wood, Lucas (Contribution by), Coleman, Dwayne (Contribution by), Lubin, Matthew (Contribution by), Hutchison, Emily (Contribution by), McKenzie-McHarg, Andrew (Contribution by), Doolittle, Jeffrey (Contribution by), Gobbitt, Thomas (Contribution by), Beynen, G Koolemans (Contribution by), Ferragud, Carmel (Contribution by), Turning, Patricia (Contribution by), Berg, Dianne (Contribution by), Parsons, Ben (Contribution by), Skoda, Hannah (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9781783275922

Publisher: Boydell Press

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Pub Date: March 19, 2021

Dewey: 364.15230902

LCCN: 2018300588

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.20" H x 6.10" L x 8.90" W ( 1.80 lbs) 500 pages

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Description: Drawing on a wealth of sources from different disciplines, the essays here provide a nuanced picture of how medieval and early modern societies viewed murder and dealt with murderers.

Brief description: Larissa Tracy is Professor of Medieval Literature at Longwood University. She has published extensively on medieval violence and its intersections with literature, law, medicine, and social identity.

Review Quotes: Makes for fascinating reading.-- "PARERGON"