Apology for a Murder Paperback / softback
by Lorenzino de' Medici
Part of the Alma Classics 101 Pages series
Paperback / softback
Description
Famed for having killed his cousin Alessandro, the Duke of Florence, in 1537, but also for writing accomplished literary works, including a comedy and several poems, Lorenzino de’ Medici remains one of the most enigmatic figures of Italian literature.
In his masterpiece, Apology for a Murder, he reveals the inner motives behind his act, portraying himself as a hero to be numbered alongside the great tyrannicides of ancient Rome and Greece. Lorenzino himself, in 1548, was murdered by two soldiers hired either by the emperor Charles V or by Cosimo, Alessandro’s successor as Duke, and this volume includes the dramatic account of his killing by Francesco Bibboni, one of the assassins, as well as a selection of Lorenzino’s poems, giving a fully rounded image of the antihero of Alfred de Musset’s Lorenzaccio.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:Alma Books Ltd
- Publication Date:21/02/2019
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- ISBN:9781847497925
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:Alma Books Ltd
- Publication Date:21/02/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781847497925
