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The Return of Martin Guerre.
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The Return of Martin Guerre Natalie Zemon Davis' The Return of Martin Guerre is the story of one of the most notorious trials in French history. Based upon a real event that occurred in the 16th century, Davis brilliantly presents an in-depth assortment of historical information. The historical information in the novel is gathered not only from texts published by well-respected authors, but also a wide variety of other literary sources combined with Davis' own opinion. In her resulting reconstruction of Martin Guerre, Davis' compelling writing provides the persuasion necessary for the reader to have confidence that the account is undeniably historical fact. Davis frequently refers to two men who composed written accounts of the Martin Guerre incident. Guillaume Le Sueur is not cited as frequently since he is not as well-known. Instead, Davis concentrates more on Jean de Coras, an author who is a French legal scholar as well...
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