Emotional arenas : life, love, and death in 1870s Italy /
Set in recently unified Italy, the narrative of Emotional Arenas is driven by a failed marriage, the wife's scandalous affair with a circus artiste, and the illicit couple's murder of the hapless husband. Imaginative reading of the criminal prosecution records and newspaper coverage allows...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Emotions in history.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Set in recently unified Italy, the narrative of Emotional Arenas is driven by a failed marriage, the wife's scandalous affair with a circus artiste, and the illicit couple's murder of the hapless husband. Imaginative reading of the criminal prosecution records and newspaper coverage allows reconstruction of the emotional experiences of this story. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191061263 9780191061264 |