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Author Davis, Natalie Zemon, 1928-

Title The return of Martin Guerre / Natalie Zemon Davis
Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1983

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Description x, 162 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
regular print
Contents Introduction -- 1 From Hendaye t Artigat -- 2 The discontented peasant -- 3 The honor of Bertrande de Rols -- 4 The masks of Arnaud du Tilh -- 5 The invented marriage -- 6 Quarrels -- 7 The trial at Rieux -- 8 The trial at Toulouse -- 9 The return of Martin Guerre -- 10 The storyteller -- 11 Histoire prodigieuse, Historie tragique -- 12 Of the lame -- Epilogue -- Selected bibliography of writings on Martin Guerre -- Notes -- Index
Summary The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du Tilh, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. This book, by the noted historian who served as a consultant for the film, adds new dimensions to this famous legend.
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [127]-131
Notes Also issued online
Subject Du Tilh, Arnault, -1560 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Du Tilh, Arnault, -1560.
Guerre, Martin, active 1539-1560.
Impostors and imposture -- France.
Impostors and imposture.
Trials (Impostors and imposture) -- France -- Early works to 1800.
Trials (Impostors and imposture) -- France.
Genre/Form Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Author Du Tilh, Arnault, -1560.
Guerre, Martin, active 1539-1560.
LC no. 83000277
ISBN 0674766903 (alk. paper)
0674766911 (paperback)
Other Titles Retour de Martin Guerre. English