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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.
Product details
| Published | May 21 2019 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781847497925 |
| Imprint | Alma Classics |
| Dimensions | 8 x 5 inches |
| Series | Alma Classics 101 Pages |
| Publisher | Alma Books |
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