| Description |
1 online resource (129 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Foreword; Introduction; Apology for a Murder; The Death of Lorenzino de' Medici; Poems by Lorenzino de' Medici; Note on the Texts; Notes |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medici, Alessandro de', 1510-1537 -- Assassination
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Medici, Alessandro de', 1510-1537 |
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Assassination
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Politics and government
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Florence (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1421-1737.
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Italy -- Florence
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Andrew
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| ISBN |
0714549479 |
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9780714549477 |
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