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Cheese and the Worms

The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller

AvCarlo Ginzburg

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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The fiftieth-anniversary edition of the classic tale of a sixteenth-century miller facing the Roman Inquisition.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, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. In the fiftieth anniversary edition of this now-classic book, Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records to illustrate the religious and social conflicts of the society Menocchio lived in. For a common miller, Menocchio was surprisingly literate. In his trial testimony, he made references to more than a dozen books, including the Bible, Boccaccio's Decameron, Mandeville's Travels, and a "mysterious" book that may have been the Koran. And what he read he recast in terms familiar to him, as in his own version of the creation: "All was chaos, that is earth, air, water, and fire were mixed together; and of that bulk a mass formed—just as cheese is made out of milk—and worms appeared in it, and these were the angels."Ginzburg's massively influential book has been widely regarded as an early example of the analytic, case-oriented approach known as microhistory. In the preface, Ginzburg offers his own corollary to Menocchio's story as he considers the discrepancy between the intentions of the writer and what gets written. The Italian miller's story and Ginzburg's work continue to resonate with modern readers because they focus on how oral and written culture are inextricably linked. Menocchio's 500-year-old challenge to authority remains evocative and vital today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-28
Mått:227 x 15 x 152 mm
Vikt:345 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9781421454634
Översättare:John Tedeschi, Anne C. Tedeschi, Stephen Twilley, Anne C Tedeschi

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Carlo Ginzburg has taught at the University of Bologna, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. He is the recipient of the 2010 International Balzan Prize and the author of Clues, Myths, and the Historical Method.

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ContentsPreface to the 2013 EditionTranslators' NotePreface to the English EditionPreface to the Italian EditionAcknowledgements1. Menocchio2. The town3. First interrogation4. "Possessed?"5. From Concordia to Portogruaro6. "To speak out against his superiors"7. An archaic society8. "They oppress the poor"9. "Lutherans" and Anabaptists10. A miller, a painter, a buffoon11. "My opinions came out of my head"12. The books13. Readers of the town14. Printed pages and "fantastic opinions"15. Blind alley?16. The temple of the virgins17. The funeral of the Madonna18. The father of Christ19. Judgment day20. Mandeville21. Pigmies and cannibals22. "God of nature"23. The three rings24. Written culture and oral culture25. Chaos26. Dialogue27. Mythical cheeses and real cheeses28. The monopoly over knowledge29. The words of the Fioretto30. The function of metaphors31. "Master," "steward," and "workers"32. An hypothesis33. Peasant religion34. The soul35. "I don't know"36. Two spirits, seven souls, four elements37. The flight of an idea38. Contradictions39. Paradise40. A new "way of life"41. "To kill priests"42. A "new world"43. End of the interrogations44. Letter to the judges45. Rhetorical figures46. First sentence47. Prison48. Return to the town49. Denunciations50. Nocturnal dialogue with the Jew51. Second trial52. "Fantasies"53. "Vanities and dreams"54. "Oh great, omnipotent, and holy God..."55. "If only I had died when I was fifteen"56. Second sentence57. Torture58. Scolio59. Pellegrino Baroni60. Two millers61. Dominant culture and subordinate culture62. Letters from RomeNotesIndex of Names

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