{"product_id":"the-cheese-and-the-worms-the-cosmos-of-a-sixteenth-century-miller-paperback","title":"The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlo Ginzburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Tedeschi\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCarlo Ginzburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fiftieth-anniversary edition of the classic tale of a sixteenth-century miller facing the Roman Inquisition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cheese and the Worms\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive study of popular 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. In the fiftieth anniversary edition of this now-classic book, Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records to illustrate the religious and social conflicts of the society Menocchio lived in. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a common miller, Menocchio was surprisingly literate. In his trial testimony, he made references to more than a dozen books, including the Bible, Boccaccio's \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e, Mandeville's \u003ci\u003eTravels\u003c\/i\u003e, and a \"mysterious\" book that may have been the Koran. And what he read he recast in terms familiar to him, as in his own version of the creation: \"All was chaos, that is earth, air, water, and fire were mixed together; and of that bulk a mass formed--just as cheese is made out of milk--and worms appeared in it, and these were the angels.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinzburg's massively influential book has been widely regarded as an early example of the analytic, case-oriented approach known as microhistory. In the preface, Ginzburg offers his own corollary to Menocchio's story as he considers the discrepancy between the intentions of the writer and what gets written. The Italian miller's story and Ginzburg's work continue to resonate with modern readers because they focus on how oral and written culture are inextricably linked. Menocchio's 500-year-old challenge to authority remains evocative and vital today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlo Ginzburg\u003c\/b\u003e has taught at the University of Bologna, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. He is the recipient of the 2010 International Balzan Prize and the author of \u003ci\u003eClues, Myths, and the Historical Method\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.21 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48569187369208,"sku":"9781421454634","price":51.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/MT71V54pI19781421454634.webp?v=1779670228","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-cheese-and-the-worms-the-cosmos-of-a-sixteenth-century-miller-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}