{"product_id":"apology-for-a-murder-9781847497925","title":"Apology for a Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lorenzino De' Medici\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Alma Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Alma Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamed 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLorenzino himself, in 1548, was murdered by two soldiers hired either by the emperor Charles V or by Cosimo, Alessandro's successor as Duke, and this volume includes the dramatic account of his killing by Francesco Bibboni, 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.","brand":"Alma Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45029112053911,"sku":"9781847497925","price":526.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781847497925.webp?v=1769203290","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/apology-for-a-murder-9781847497925","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}