The theatre of death : rituals of justice from the English civil wars to the Restoration /

This book discusses rituals of justice-such as public executions, printed responses to the Archbishop of Canterbury's execution speech, and King Charles I's treason trial-in early modern England. Focusing on the ways in which genres shape these events' multiple voices, Paul Klemp anal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Klemp, P. J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : University of Delaware Press, [2016]
Temas:
1600-1714
Public executions > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Executions and executioners > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Exécutions publiques > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Executions and executioners.
Public executions.
Great Britain > History > Stuarts, 1603-1714.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1603-1714 (Stuarts)
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book discusses rituals of justice-such as public executions, printed responses to the Archbishop of Canterbury's execution speech, and King Charles I's treason trial-in early modern England. Focusing on the ways in which genres shape these events' multiple voices, Paul Klemp analyzes the diverse perspectives from which we must understand these rituals, particularly the victims' last dying words.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 351 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611496291
1611496292
9781644530320
1644530325

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