This collection of Cesare Beccaria's writings, conducted with critical rigor and, as far as possible, complete, was promoted by Mediobanca to honor the memory of Adolfo Tino (1900-1977), its president for twenty years, who abandoned the profession of journalist so as not to serve despotism, was a great lawyer, one of the founders of the Action Party, animator of the Resistance, inflexible supporter of the ideals of justice and freedom.

The Edizione Nazionale Beccariana is not only a complete collection of texts, but it is also a critical edition, with philological notes, appendices for manuscripts and outdated drafts, commentary notes, critical essays aimed at giving an account of previous editions and the criteria followed, and traces a history of each of Beccaria's writings, from the first draft to the last printing supervised by the author. The corpus will ultimately be composed of 16 volumes, to which will be added a final one of addenda, documents, indexes. This collection, now published in its entirety,documents the intense activity of management of public affairs that took place within the magistrates of the State of Milan at the end of the 18th century, as well as Beccaria's fundamental contribution to that new cultural and political climate in which public administration and economic reflection were becoming increasingly important.

VOLUME I. Dei delitti e delle pene Scritti filosofici e letterari.(20.7 MB)

VOLUME II. Scritti filosofici e letterari (14.7 MB)

 VOLUME III. Scritti economici (21.4 MB)

 VOLUME IV. Carteggio (17.8 MB)

 VOLUME V. Carteggio (20 MB)

 VOLUME VI. Atti di governo (Serie I: 1771 - 1777) (13.4 MB)

 VOLUME VII. Atti di governo (Serie II: 1778 - 1783) (16.5 MB)

 VOLUME VIII. Atti di governo (Serie III: 1784 - 1786) (16.5 MB)

 VOLUME IX. Atti di governo (Serie IV: 1787) (14.1 MB)

VOLUME X. Atti di governo (Serie V: 1788) (10.9 MB)

VOLUME XI. Atti di governo (Serie VI: 1789) (15.1 MB)

VOLUME XII. Atti di governo (Serie VII: 1790) (3.5 MB)

VOLUME XIII. Atti di governo (Serie VIII: 1791) (2.3 MB)

VOLUME XIV. Atti di governo (Serie IX: 1792) (2.7 MB)

VOLUME XV. Atti di governo (Serie X: 1793) (4.9 B)

VOLUME XVI. Atti di governo (Serie XI: Gennaio - Dicembre 1794) (1.9 MB)

VOLUME XVI bis. Atti di governo (Serie XI: Gennaio - Dicembre 1794) - (2.2 MB)

Cesare Beccaria. Translation, Introduction and annotations by Graeme R. Newman and Pietro Marongiu.

Cesare Beccaria's influential treatise On Crimes and Punishments is considered a foundational work in the field of criminology. Three major themes of the Enlightenment run through the treatise: the idea that the social contract forms the moral and political basis of the work's reformist zeal; the idea that science supports a dispassionate and reasoned appeal for reforms; and the belief that progress is inextricably bound to science. All three provide the foundation for accepting Beccaria's proposals.

It is virtually impossible to ascertain which of several versions of the treatise that appeared during his lifetime best reflected Beccaria's thoughts. His use of many Enlightenment ideas also makes it difficult to interpret what he has written. While Enlightenment thinkers advocated free men and free minds, there was considerable disagreement as to how this might be achieved, except in the most general terms.

The editors have based this translation on the 1984 Francioni text, the most exhaustive critical Italian edition of Dei delitti e delle pene. This edition is the last that Beccaria personally oversaw and revised. This translation includes an outstanding opening essay by the editors and is a welcome introduction to Beccaria and the beginnings of criminology.

New Brunswick. Transaction. 2016. 191p.