The True Truth: Languages of Medieval Justice

In the book "True Truth: The Languages of Medieval Justice," Olga Togoieva examines the relationship between judicial authority and ordinary people in late medieval France. She studies the behavior and speech of defendants in court, their attitude toward the law, as well as the interaction between judges and the accused. The book also considers judicial rituals and ways in which authority communicates with the people. Special attention is paid to the structure of court protocols and their linguistic aspects. This edition is intended for historians, lawyers, philologists, cultural scholars, and everyone interested in the history of the Middle Ages.