Farr A Tale of Two Murders

Passion and Power in Seventeenth-Century France
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-8223-8714-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

A compelling account of a 17th-century murder mystery and a well-researched scholarly work that explores the dynamics of power, justice, and law in Louis XIII's France.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Farr, James R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix

List of Principal Characters xiii

Prologue: Looking Back 1

1. Tales of Two Murders 3

2. Passion and the Beautiful Cousin 14

3. The Trial Opens: Jean-Baptiste Lantin’s Investigation, 1639–1640 28

4. A Hat, a Rapier, a Knife, and a Dagger 40

5. The House of Giroux 54

6. Prison 69

7. Poison 86

8. Jailbreak 97

9. A “Minister of Vengeance” 109

10. Rape? 122

11. Attack, Counterattack 136

12. The King of Spades 150

13. Life or Death? The Day of Reckoning Draws Near 161

Epilogue 185

Analytical Essay: The Paradoxes of Power, Law, and Justice 191

Notes 205

A Note on Sources 209

Index 219

Über Autor(innen)

James R. Farr is Professor of History at Purdue University. He is the author of Artisans in Europe, 1300–1914; Authority and Sexuality in Early Modern Burgundy, 1550–1730; and Hands of Honor: Artisans and Their World in Dijon, 1550–1650.