Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City by Romano, Dennis
Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City by Romano, Dennis

Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City

A sweeping and comprehensive history of Venice--from its formation in the early Middle Ages to the present...
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Author: Dennis Romano
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Language: English
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Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City by Romano, Dennis

Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City

$126.69
Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City by Romano, Dennis

Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City

$126.69
Author: Dennis Romano
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A sweeping and comprehensive history of Venice--from its formation in the early Middle Ages to the present day--that traces its evolution as a city, city-state, regional power, and overseas empire.

No city stirs the imagination more than Venice. From the richly ornamented palaces emerging from the waters of the Grand Canal to the dazzling sites of Piazza San Marco, visitors and residents alike sense they are entering, as fourteenth-century poet Petrarch remarked, "another world." During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Venice was celebrated as a model republic in an age of monarchs. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it became famous for its freewheeling lifestyle characterized by courtesans, casinos, and Carnival. When the city fell on hard times following the collapse of the Republic in 1797, a darker vision of Venice as a place of decay, disease, and death took hold. Today tourists from around the globe flock to the world heritage site as rising sea levels threaten its very foundations.

This comprehensive account reveals the adaptations to its geographic setting that have been a constant feature of living on water from Venice's origins to the present. It examines the lives of the women and men, noble and common, rich and poor, Christian, Jew, and Muslim, who built not only the city but also its vast empire that stretched from Northern Italy to the eastern Mediterranean. It details the urban transformations that Venice underwent in response to environmental vulnerability, industrialization, and mass tourism. Alongside the city's commercial prominence has been its dramatically changing political role, including its power as a city-state, regional stronghold, and overseas empire, as well as its impact on the development of fascism. Throughout, Dennis Romano highlights the city's cultural achievements in architecture, painting, and music, particularly opera.

This richly illustrated volume offers a stunning portrait of this most singular of cities.

Author: Dennis Romano
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 01/09/2024
Pages: 800
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.60w x 2.90d
ISBN: 9780190859985
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