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#319495 Letteratura Straniera Opere

The Country of " The Ring & the Book".

Author
CuratorWith a frontespice in colour and 106 illustrations, plans and maps.
PublisherCassell and Company.
Date of publ.
Details cm.17x25, pp.XV,304, hardcover, clothbound
AbstractThe book tells the story of a murder trial in Rome, Papal States in 1698, whereby an impoverished nobleman, Count Guido Franceschini, is found guilty of the murders of his young wife Pompilia (née Comparini) and her parents, having suspected his wife was having an affair with a young cleric, Giuseppe Caponsacchi. Having been found guilty despite his protests and sentenced to death, Guido then appeals—unsuccessfully—to Pope Innocent XII to overturn the conviction. The poem comprises twelve books, ten of which are dramatic monologues spoken by different characters involved in the case (Count Guido speaks twice), usually giving a different account of the same events, and two books (the first and the last) spoken by the author.
ConditionsUsato, buono
Notefoxing, macchiette in particolare alle prime due e alle ultime pagine bianche. nel testo molte meno ma presenti.
EUR 19.90
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