The cheese and the worms

the cosmos of a sixteenth-century miller

177 pages

English language

Published 1981 by Routledge & Kegan Paul, Penguin.

OCLC Number:
16591348

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Offers a study of 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. This book illustrates the confusing political and religious conditions of the time.

17 editions

Subjects

  • Menocchio.
  • Trials (Heresy) -- Italy -- Udine.