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Book SynopsisCochrane, Venice Triumphant offers a bold new perspective on the world's most beautiful-and remarkable-city.
Trade ReviewA formidable reading of Venetian history... To say that Crouzet-Pavan has a grasp of the literature, from the oldest parchments to contemporary writings, is an understatement, and she is always happy to poke a hole in a thesis-that Venice turned its back on the mainland, for example... Elegantly, she animates her story with the acts, words, and movements of actual Venetians... constantly shuffling the big picture with the human scale: international relations are crucially important, but so are the role of money-lending and salt production, not to mention confraternities, the parish bell tower, the candlestick maker, the fencing teacher, and the rag seller. Crouzet-Pavan is an impressive conductor, making sprightly and complex music out of myriad strains that shape Venice. Kirkus Reviews Masterful... This elegantly written, even lyrical, work should be the standard for all future books on Venice. Choice 2003 A novel approach to retelling a story that has been told many times... This work will be of value to historians and students of Venetian history. Library Journal Crouzet-Pavan has not only produced an original and intriguing overview of Venetian history; she has provided a thoughtful personal review of the mass of scholarly work that has radically changed our understanding of Venice and medieval and Renaissance Italy over the last half century. -- Guido Ruggiero Renaissance Quarterly This book offers an innovative perspective for reconsidering the history of the identity of Venice... In the rich and endless, though also traditional, literature on Venice, this book is very different. It provides an original methodology and a fascinating approach to the Venetian past. -- Michela D'Angelo International Journal of Maritime History For more than twenty years, Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan has dedicated herself to the study of urban affairs on the Italian peninsula. Not without daring, she presents a formidable work of synthesis on the rise of the city of the Doges, the evolution of a unique place and identity. Le Monde Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan reconstructs the history of the city and at a stroke disposes of the customary cliches... A must-read work for those wishing to return to Venice and discover the thousand and one secrets of this ephemeral yet enduring city. Le Figaro This is true background for a city which seems balanced carefully between Roman times; the enchantment of the 16th century-and today. This book will fill you in on the ancient part and connect you with its footpaths into today as nothing else I have read does. -- Marilis Hornidge Courier-Gazette (Rockland, Maine) 2003 Pick up Venice Triumphant and you can get lost in its pages as you might in a glossy picture book of the city-enjoying the verbal images, reading a bit in one place or another, skipping around as mood and moment suggest. -- Robert Davis Mediterranean Historical Review 2005 A fine synthesis of Venetian history. -- Eric Dursteler Sixteenth Century Journal 2007
Table of ContentsContents: List of Maps Introduction ChronologyOne A City Born in the WaterTwo A City Wed to the SeaThree The Lion and the LandFour Scenes of Daily LifeFive The State in MotionSix The People of the City Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
