Habitual offenders: a true tale of nuns, prostitutes, and murderers in seventeenth-century Italy

Bologna. Airing dirty linen ; A tale of two sisters ; The soldier of misfortune and the tailor's son ; A grave mistake ; Pas devant les domestiques ; Novus homo ; Light at the top of the stairs -- Rome. Dragnet ; Cat and mouse games ; Home court advantage -- Bologna. "In this town they...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monson, Craig (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago London The University of Chicago Press [2016]
In:Year: 2016
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 8030
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Keywords:
Bologna > Nonne > Mord > Strafverfolgung > Geschichte 1644
Criminal justice, Administration of
Criminal justice, Administration of > History > 17th century > Italy
Geschichte
Geschichte 1600-1700
Italien
Murder
Murder > History > 17th century > Italy
Nuns
Nuns > Crimes against > Italy > Bologna
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Summary:Bologna. Airing dirty linen ; A tale of two sisters ; The soldier of misfortune and the tailor's son ; A grave mistake ; Pas devant les domestiques ; Novus homo ; Light at the top of the stairs -- Rome. Dragnet ; Cat and mouse games ; Home court advantage -- Bologna. "In this town they're all malicious liars!" ; "I don't know this Suor Laura Vittoria!" ; "Se sara fatto pamphilio / I Barberini Andrano in Esilio" ; "A few days in jail for love of me" ; Return to the scene of the crime ; A gentleman never tells ; Unfinished business
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xvii, 333 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9780226335339
022633533X