Venice Incognito
Masks in the Serene Republic
The entire town is disguised, declared a French tourist of eighteenth-century Venice. And, indeed, maskers of all ranks-nobles, clergy, imposters, seducers, con men-could be found mixing at every level of Venetian society. Even a pious nun donned a mask and male attire for her liaison with the libertine Casanova. In Venice Incognito, James H. Johnson offers a spirited analysis of masking in this carnival-loving city. He draws on a wealth of material to explore the world view of maskers, both during and outside of carnival, and reconstructs their logic: covering the face in public was a uniquely Venetian response to one of the most rigid class…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-520-94862-4
- EAN: 9780520948624
- Produktnummer: 21595854
- Verlag: Vanderbilt University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 12'113 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
James H. Johnson is Professor of History at Boston University and the author of the award-winning book, Listening in Paris (UC Press).
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