Murder in Shakespeare's England - Couverture souple

Mcmahon, Vanessa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1852855363 ISBN 13 : 9781852855369

Editeur : Hambledon Continuum, 2006

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 seventeenth-century England 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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hambledon Continuum
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1852855363
• ISBN 13: 9781852855369
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320