{"product_id":"murder-and-madness-on-trial-a-tale-of-true-crime-from-early-modern-bologna-paperback","title":"Murder and Madness on Trial: A Tale of True Crime from Early Modern Bologna - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMònica Calabritto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 24, 1588, Paolo Barbieri murdered his wife, Isabella Caccianemici, stabbing her to death with his sword. Later, Paolo would claim to have acted in a fit of madness--but was he criminally insane or merely pretending to be? In this riveting book, Mònica Calabritto addresses this controversy by reconstructing Paolo's life, prosecution, and medical diagnoses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkillfully combining archival documents unearthed throughout Italy, Calabritto brings to light the case of one person and his family as insanity ravaged their financial security, honor, and reputation. The very notion of insanity is as much on trial in Paolo's case as the defendant himself. A case study in the diagnosis of insanity in the early modern era, Barbieri's story reveals discrepancies between medical and legal definitions of a person's mental state at the time of a crime. \u003ci\u003eMurder and Madness on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the micro-historical dimensions of Paolo's murder case and the macro-historical perspectives on medical and legal evidence used to identify intermittent madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tragic and gripping tale, \u003ci\u003eMurder and Madness on Trial \u003c\/i\u003eallows readers to look \"through a glass darkly\" at early modern violence, madness, criminal justice, medical and legal expertise, and the construction and circulation of news. This erudite and engaging book will appeal to early modern historians and true crime fans alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMònica Calabritto\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754089414944,"sku":"9780271095097","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fddca67d6ea8e1ebf76fdde668420deb.webp?v=1780033187","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/murder-and-madness-on-trial-a-tale-of-true-crime-from-early-modern-bologna-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}