Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. Abbreviations XI
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Structure of Violence in Albertanus’s Brescia 16
7. 2. Forma Vitae: The Transformation of the Senecan Tradition 37
8. 3. Language and Power: The Role of Professionalism in Social Change 56
9. 4. The Attack on the Vendetta 74
10. 5. Congregano Nostra: The Role of the Confraternity in the Formation of the Professional 90
11. 6. The Causes of Violence 107
12. 7. Afterlife: The Varied Influences of Albertanus’s Writings 121
13. Appendix: A Note on the Manuscripts 129
14. Bibliography 131
15. Index 143
16. Backmatter 149