Davis, Natalie Zemon The Return of Martin Guerre Harvard University Press Cambridge, MS: 1983. 162 pp. The Return of Martin Guerre documents a strange sixteenth-century court case that has fascinated people ever since. A peasant Martin Guerre abandoned his wife and family and disappeared. Years later a man claiming to be Martin Guerre returned and resumed Martin's life. Later he was accused of being an imposter. On the point of winning his trial the real Martin Guerre appeared. This review analyzes this volumes revelations regarding masculinity, gender and marriage in the sixteenth century. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source. Pages: 5 Bibliography: 1 source(s) listed Filename: 3841 Return Martin Guerre.doc Price: 44.75