Carlo ginzburg uses the trial records of domenico scandella, a miller also known as menocchio, to show how one person responded to the confusing political and religious conditions of his time. I am sure that part of the problem was that it the book was translated from italian to english i think. The cheese and the worms 1982 edition open library. The cosmos of a sixteenthcentury miller 26 february 2015 in the cheese and the worms.
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The cheese and the worms is an ea rly and celebrated work by professor carlo ginzburg, currently at. The historian carlo ginzburg talks about his publications and his. The cheese and the worms johns hopkins university press. The cheese and the worms the cosmos of a sixteenthcentury miller by carlo ginzburg. Books by carlo ginzburg author of the cheese and the worms. Witchcraft and agrarian cults in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, baltimore, 1983. It falls deftly into several sects of history, including religious, medieval, public, and collective history. The cosmos of a sixteenthcentury miller, by carlos ginzburg, he uses the story of domenico scandella, or more commonly known as menocchio, to show that the influence of classes is a twoway street. Carlo ginzburg has 54 books on goodreads with 900 ratings. The cheese and the worms is an incisive study of popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as menocchio. The enigma of piero della francesca, london, 1985 revised edition, 2000. He is best known for his il formaggio e i vermi 1976, english title. Seeking shelter from the inquisitorial rigor of an especially harsh winter, 1 found.
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