Murder in Shakespeare's England - Hardcover

McMahon (Parkins), Vanessa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852854227 ISBN 13: 9781852854225

Verlag: Hambledon Continuum, 2004

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Book by McMahon Vanessa

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Reseña del editor:

Fascination with murder is not a modern phenomenon. People in the past were just as interested in extreme violence and homicide as people nowadays. In the seventeenth century all excessive and gratuitous violence was condemned and prosecuted, with murderers being categorized as particularly wicked. The courtrooms where murderers were tried were packed and crowds attended their execution. Ballads about notorious cases and prints reflected the huge interest such cases generated. Yet, in a world with no police and little forensic expertise, identification, pursuit and prosecution presented many difficulties. Murder in Shakespeare's England looks at a series of murder cases, ranging from brawls to infanticide, and including serial and sex killings, to paint a picture of how murder was committed, discovered and punished in Stuart England.

Biografía del autor:

Vanessa McMahon is Assistant Professor at The American International University in London. She holds a doctorate in history from Royal Holloway, University of London.

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• Verlag: Hambledon Continuum
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1852854227
• ISBN 13: 9781852854225
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 311