Village Justice
Community, Family, and Popular Culture in Early Modern Italy (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)
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Publication
1999-07-23 - The Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
English
Word Count
84,000 words, Guess
Page Count
336 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9528903M
- ISBN-139780801861383
- ISBN-100801861381
- OCLC Control Number40912580
- Library of Congress Control Number99013654
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- Goodreads717910
Classifications
- LCCHN488.P445A86 1999
Description
"Pentidattilo, in the Kingdom of Naples, 1710. A peasant woman, Domenica Orlando, is brought to trial for the murder by poison of her husband. Tried with her are Anna de Amico, a neighbor who provided the poison, and Pietro Crea, Domenica's alleged lover. During the trial, it is revealed that over the years Anna had helped Domenica and other village women obtain abortions. After numerous villagers recount the circumstances of both the murder and the abortions, Domenica confesses and all three defendants are tortured, Domenica escapes while awaiting sentencing. Anna receives a fifteen year prison term whereas Pietro is allowed to go free." "Village Justice: Community, Family, and Popular Culture in Early Modern Italy is an analysis of the society and culture in which Domenica and her accomplices lived."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
Certain notions have long accompanied the image of southern Italian villages in the minds of foreign, and indeed often Italian, observers.
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