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Contents
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Giuseppie Pelli
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 3
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Giuseppe Bencivenni Pelli (1729–1808)
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Texts
- Giuseppe Pelli: Against the Death Penalty. Text and Fragments 9
- Giuseppe Pelli and Cesare Beccaria: Correspondence (1766–67) 48
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Context
- Tuscany 54
- The Man 57
- The Life-Cycle of Against the Death Penalty 61
- Milieu 69
- Career 75
- Conclusion 81
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Argument of Against the Death Penalty
- Preliminaries 85
- The Proofs 91
- Lex talionis 96
- Conclusion 99
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Cesare Beccaria Bonesana (1738–1794)
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Texts
- Beccaria against the Death Penalty and for Forced Labour 105
- Law of Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany, against the Death Penalty (1786; excerpts) 113
- Opinion (‘Voto’) of Beccaria, Gallarati Scotti and Risi against the Death Penalty (1792) 115
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Context
- Lombardy 122
- On Crimes and Punishments 125
- Career 127
- Milieu, Authorship, Character 129
- Patronage and Publication 135
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Argument against the Death Penalty
- Preliminaries 137
- Chapter 28 in Outline 141
- Commentary 146
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Postscript: From Forced Labour to Penal Servitude
- Preliminaries 150
- Beccaria on Forced Labour 155
- Beccaria and Bentham 156
- Beccaria and Jefferson 159
- Notes 163
- Select Bibliography 193
- General Bibliography 199
- Index 205
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 3
-
Giuseppe Bencivenni Pelli (1729–1808)
-
Texts
- Giuseppe Pelli: Against the Death Penalty. Text and Fragments 9
- Giuseppe Pelli and Cesare Beccaria: Correspondence (1766–67) 48
-
Context
- Tuscany 54
- The Man 57
- The Life-Cycle of Against the Death Penalty 61
- Milieu 69
- Career 75
- Conclusion 81
-
Argument of Against the Death Penalty
- Preliminaries 85
- The Proofs 91
- Lex talionis 96
- Conclusion 99
-
Cesare Beccaria Bonesana (1738–1794)
-
Texts
- Beccaria against the Death Penalty and for Forced Labour 105
- Law of Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany, against the Death Penalty (1786; excerpts) 113
- Opinion (‘Voto’) of Beccaria, Gallarati Scotti and Risi against the Death Penalty (1792) 115
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Context
- Lombardy 122
- On Crimes and Punishments 125
- Career 127
- Milieu, Authorship, Character 129
- Patronage and Publication 135
-
Argument against the Death Penalty
- Preliminaries 137
- Chapter 28 in Outline 141
- Commentary 146
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Postscript: From Forced Labour to Penal Servitude
- Preliminaries 150
- Beccaria on Forced Labour 155
- Beccaria and Bentham 156
- Beccaria and Jefferson 159
- Notes 163
- Select Bibliography 193
- General Bibliography 199
- Index 205