Murder in Shakespeare's England
Author | : Vanessa McMahon |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2006-10-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 1852855363 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781852855369 |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Murder in Shakespeare's England by : Vanessa McMahon
Download or read book Murder in Shakespeare's England written by Vanessa McMahon and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-10-25 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A social history of how murder was committed, investigated, and punished in Stuart England examines a range of specific cases while discussing the seventeenth-century public's fascination with violence as reflected in its overflowing courtrooms and numerous crime-inspired works of art.