Heads Will Roll
Author | : Larissa Tracy |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2012-01-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004211551 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004211551 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Download or read book Heads Will Roll written by Larissa Tracy and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capitalizing upon the enduring fascination with decapitation in European culture, this collection examines--through a variety of critical lenses--the recurring "roles/rolls" of severed human heads in the medieval and early modern imagination.