Black Widows of the Eternal City The True Story of Rome's Most Infamous Poisoners

An intriguing and well-researched account behind the dozens of female poisoners in seventeenth-century Rome

About the author

Craig A. Monson is the Paul Tietjens Professor Emeritus of Music at Washington University in St. Louis and the author of several books, including, most recently, Nuns Behaving Badly (2010), Divas in the Convent (2012), and Habitual Offenders: A True Tale of Nuns, Prostitutes, and Murderers in 17th-century Italy (2016). He lives in St. Louis.

Summary

An intriguing and well-researched account behind the dozens of female poisoners in seventeenth-century Rome

Product details

• Authors: Craig A. Monson, Craig A Monson
• Publisher: University Of Michigan Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.12.2019
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages
• EAN: 9780472132041
• ISBN: 978-0-472-13204-1
• Pages: 258
• Dimensions (packing): 16 x 23.8 x 2 cm
• Subjects: Europäische Geschichte: Mittelalter; HISTORY / Medieval; TRUE CRIME / Murder / General; History - General History