Apology for a Murder

Lorenzino de' Medici, Andrew Brown

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English

Alma Edizioni
03 June 2019

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Prose: non-fiction

Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages

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 by Cosimo, Alessandro’s successor as Duke, and this volume includes the dramatic account of his killing by Francesco da Bibbona, 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.

By: Lorenzino de' Medici
Translated by: Andrew Brown
Imprint: Alma Edizioni
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
Weight: 128g
ISBN: 9781847497925
ISBN 10: 1847497926
Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 03 June 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born into a cadet branch of the powerful Medici family, Lorenzino de' Medici (1514-48) was a politician and a writer, who is today remembered as the man who killed the Duke of Florence in 1537.