Irene Musillo Mitchell

Gebundenes Buch

Beatrice Cenci

Beschreibung

Roman noblewoman Beatrice Cenci (1577-99), associated in history and literature with the crimes of parricide and incest, was a victim of corrupt late Renaissance Rome and an infamous father. This absorbing narrative set in sixteenth-century Rome recounts the turbulent vicissitudes of her wealthy family and her own ill-fated destiny, thrusting her into imprisonment in a castle, illicit love, incest or alleged incest, and murder. Featured are the grim procedures of the Roman court and the nine-month trial of the Cenci - one of the most celebrated trials of the period, with a famous defense based on the charge of incest. Painters, musicians, film directors, and writers from Shelley and Stendhal to Melville and Hawthorne were inspired by Beatrice's tragic story, uncannily relevant to our time. Her victimization, efforts to free herself, and revenge make up a scenario repeated through the centuries.

Autor

The Author: Irene Musillo Mitchell graduated from Hunter College, New York, with a music major and an English minor. She received her Master's degree in musicology from Columbia University, where while pursuing her Ph.D., she turned toward writing. She has taught in New York, New Jersey, and Vermont and has published poetry, short fiction, and music reviews in local papers.

Produktdetails

• American University Studies 104
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 61525
• Neuausg.
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9780820415253
• ISBN-10: 0820415251
• Artikelnr.: 24503345

Rezensionen

"...Now, at long last, Irene Musillo Mitchell replies to the Romantic poet not only as a historian but also, and more importantly, as a person of great sensitivity. Through her research she has been able to collate, and even update, the documentation of writers such as Guerrazzi, Ricci, Bertolotti, and Valentini-Bacchiani, and through her sensitivity she has given a new perspective to the tragic story of the twenty-two year old Beatrice Cenci, beheaded for parricide in 1599, in the immediate aftermath of the Italian Renaissance. Truly we needed this book, especially here in America." (Joseph Tusiani, Author of 'The Fifth Season' and 'The Complete Poems of Michelangelo')