The Return Of Martin Guerre
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Historian Natalie Zemon Davis wrote an informative novel
about the lives of peasants in the sixteenth century. Entitled
, Davis tells a true story about a law
suit against a man claiming to be someone he is not. She
familiarizes the reader with peasantry, laws, and moral attitudes
of the time.
The ....
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.... or go about the church to
collect for the vestry. The Guerre’s seemed to like their new
lives, their family grew, and they became successful in their
trade.
In 1538 the only son of the Guerre family, Martin, got
married to Bertrande de Rols, the beautiful daughter of a
well-off family. After much trying they have one son. In 1548 the
rich peasant disappeared from the village of Artigat after a
family dispute over his stealing some grain from his father.
Martin Guerre left his ....
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