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Nov 19, 2008 · The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution’s emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and in doing so provides a unique view of medieval prison life. Guy Geltner carefully reconstructs life inside the walls of prisons in medieval Venice, Florence, Bologna, and elsewhere in Europe.
Feb 1, 2010 · Geltner attacks another standard assumption, that medieval prisons were ‘hellholes’ where inmates were treated with savage cruelty. Instead, he argues that prison life was ‘sufficiently tolerable’; the inmates were able to maintain ties with the outside world and, in the case of merchants, to continue their enterprises.
- Samuel K. Cohn
- 2010
The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and in doing so provides a unique view of medieval prison life. G. Geltner carefully reconstructs life inside the ...
Mar 4, 2022 · The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and in doing so provides a unique view of medieval prison life." "G. Geltner carefully reconstructs life inside the walls of prisons in medieval Venice, Florence, Bologna, and elsewhere in Europe.
Jun 5, 2018 · The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and in doing so provides a unique view of medieval prison life. G. Geltner carefully reconstructs life inside the ...
prison was more than a legal development; it was a ‘a sign of advancing civilization’ (p. 3).(3) In setting forth his rather benign, even benevolent and altruistic, view of medieval prisons, he posits that the advent of these prisons and punitive incarceration need to be understood in the contemporary societal and cultural context (pp. 3–4).
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Jul 21, 2008 · The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution’s emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and in doing so provides a unique view of medieval prison life. G. Geltner carefully reconstructs life inside the walls of prisons in medieval Venice, Florence, Bologna, and elsewhere in Europe.
