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Craig A. Monson Libri

    Craig A. Monson si immerge nelle ricche storie dell'Europa rinascimentale e barocca, con un focus particolare sull'Inghilterra e sull'Italia, unito a un fascino duraturo per le culture dei nativi americani del Sud-Ovest e delle Grandi Pianure settentrionali. Le sue opere più note esplorano l'intrigante mondo dei conventi italiani, intrecciando narrazioni di musica, magia, arte ed eventi drammatici. Monson illumina le vite e le azioni di donne che hanno sfidato le aspettative sociali, scoprendo storie nascoste piene di svolte inaspettate. Il suo approccio distintivo dà vita al passato, rivelando la complessità e la vivacità di diverse epoche e culture.

    Habitual Offenders
    The Black Widows of the Eternal City: The True Story of Rome's Most Infamous Poisoners

    • The Black Widows of the Eternal City: The True Story of Rome's Most Infamous Poisoners

      • 258pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura
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      Exploring the lives of female poisoners in seventeenth-century Rome, this account delves into their motivations, methods, and the societal context that allowed such figures to thrive. It uncovers the intricate details of their stories, revealing the complexities of gender, power, and survival in a tumultuous era. Through thorough research, the narrative paints a vivid picture of these women, challenging traditional notions of crime and femininity in historical narratives.

      The Black Widows of the Eternal City: The True Story of Rome's Most Infamous Poisoners

    • Habitual Offenders

      • 344pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura
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      In April 1644, two nuns fled Bologna's convent for reformed prostitutes. An investigation went nowhere, and the nuns were forgotten. By June of the next year, however, an overwhelming stench drew a woman to the wine cellar of her Bolognese townhouse, reopened after a two-year absence, where to her horror she discovered the eerily intact, garroted corpses of the two missing women. Drawing on primary sources, Monson reconstructs the history of crime and punishment in seventeenth-century Italy.

      Habitual Offenders