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- Book Title
- Poisoned Past : The Life and Times of Margarida de Portu, a Fourt
- ISBN
- 9781442604773
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Poisoned Past : the Life and Times of Margarida De Portu, a Fourteenth-Century Accused Poisoner
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 8.9in
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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This is the story of Margarida de Portu, a fourteenth-century French medieval woman accused of poisoning her husband to death.
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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-10
1442604778
ISBN-13
9781442604773
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features
Publication Name
Poisoned Past : the Life and Times of Margarida De Portu, a Fourteenth-Century Accused Poisoner
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hv6555.F7b43 2014
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With A Poisoned Past , Bednarski has written a book that is engaging, entertaining, and learned. His study is geared more toward the advanced undergraduate student or beginning graduate student of medieval history, but novice and established scholars who work in the field of late medieval legal and social history and, to a lesser degree, medieval science, medicine, and magic, will find useful material between its covers. It would also serve quite well for graduate seminars focusing on microhistories, the intersection of gender and legal culture, and late medieval history writ large. Bednarski has also produced a book that is perfect for the classroom, the graduate seminar, and for anyone interested in how historians work. He has written a solid study and scholars and teachers who adopt his book for their own research and classes will find the life of Margarida de Portu to be valuable. For both the high quality of Bednarski's scholarship and his unwavering dedication to transparency and pedagogy, this book needs to be read far and wide.-- H-France Review A Poisoned Pastis a welcome addition to scholarship and the classroom. This book could be used in just about any course--from the introductory to the more advanced. It is also well suited to a class on historiography or historical methodology. This volume should also be read by non-medievalists as it is a remarkable resource for teaching students about the past. Bednarski has given students and their instructors much to discuss and I am looking forward to having those conversations with my own students.--Amy Livingstone, The Medieval Review This is a useful and lively study, in microhistorical mode, of a group of linked court cases from the southern French town of Manosque at the end of the fourteenth century.--Trevor Dean, Speculum This book attempts to serve two purposes: tell the story of Margarida de Portu and teach university students about microhistory. Bednarski has achieved both these goals with a well-told tale, useful pedagogical queries and suggestions, and appropriate documentation to support the arguments.--Mediaevistik " A Poisoned Past 's careful analysis and remarkable self-reflexivity reveal the potential problems of a microhistory, while showing students how to assess, evaluate, and piece together problematic historical evidence. Bednarski reminds the reader that there are further discoveries to be made and alternate ways to read evidence. From this, one can hope that Bednarski's study will encourage students to gain the skills he presents here." --Alison More, University of Toronto, Renaissance and Reformation, Bednarski demonstrates through vivid prose a very human story of an ordinary medieval woman who finds herself caught up in murder accusations. A Poisoned Pastis a fascinating introduction both to the lived realities of late medieval people and to the historian's craft.--Shannon McSheffrey, Concordia University Nothing better stirs the hearts and minds of modern students than a lively small story abrim with the strange stuff of life long gone. Steven Bednarski knows that well; he employs microhistory's wiles to catch his readers' imaginations and sharpen their scholarly wits. This is a charming way to teach good historical method.--Thomas V. Cohen, York University Steven Bednarski has crafted an exceptionally thoughtful volume. Blending vibrant storytelling with methodological rigor, he guides readers through the personal experience of historical analysis in all of its various demands, occasional frustrations, and exhilarating discoveries. He simultaneously brings to life the detailed and intricate world of a late-fourteenth-century woman, and prompts vital questions about the very nature and limit of the historical enterprise.--Jennifer Kolpacoff Deane, University of Minnesota, Morris, With A Poisoned Past , Bednarski has written a book that is engaging, entertaining, and learned. His study is geared more toward the advanced undergraduate student or beginning graduate student of medieval history, but novice and established scholars who work in the field of late medieval legal and social history and, to a lesser degree, medieval science, medicine, and magic, will find useful material between its covers. It would also serve quite well for graduate seminars focusing on microhistories, the intersection of gender and legal culture, and late medieval history writ large. Bednarski has also produced a book that is perfect for the classroom, the graduate seminar, and for anyone interested in how historians work. He has written a solid study and scholars and teachers who adopt his book for their own research and classes will find the life of Margarida de Portu to be valuable. For both the high quality of Bednarski's scholarship and his unwavering dedication to transparency and pedagogy, this book needs to be read far and wide.
Table of Content
List of Illustrations and Plates List of Characters Timeline Acknowledgments Introduction: The Microhistory and Margarida 1. On Microhistory and Pedagogy 2. A Poisoned Past 3. The Notary's Inheritance 4. A Good, Decent, True, and Honest Woman 5. Pieces of a Life Appendix I: Family Trees Appendix II: Transcription of Criminal Inquest Appendix III: Translation of Criminal Charges against Margarida de Portu Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2014
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Europe / France, Study & Teaching, Women's Studies, Penology, Legal History, Europe / Medieval
Dewey Decimal
364.152/3094409023
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Law, History, Social Science
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