An Essay on Crimes and Punishments

About this film

LibriVox recording of An Essay on Crimes and Punishments by Voltaire; Cesare Beccaria. (Translated by Edward Duncan Ingraham.) Read in English by Carolin Ksr Beccaria's treatise On Crimes and Punishments, which condemns disproportionate and irrational penalties as well as torture and the death penalty in general, is said to mark the peak of Enlightenment in Milan. Its translations were widely read by statesmen and policy makers in Britain, America and France. This translation also features the anonymous commentary, attributed to Voltaire. - Summary by Carolin For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (190MB)

Directors & creators

Voltaire; Cesare Beccaria

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;torture; yldz; enlightenment; criminal law; death penalty

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