The Venice Myth

Culture, Literature, Politics, 1800 to the Present
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-92829-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

Venice holds a unique place in literary and cultural history. Barnes looks at the themes of war, occupation, resistance and fascism to see how the political background has affected the literary works that have come out of this great city. He focuses on key British and American writers, including Byron, Ruskin, Pound and Eliot.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnes, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Venice Myth; Chapter 1 Romantics; Chapter 2 Revolutionaries; Chapter 3 Tourists; Chapter 4 Fascists: The Stamp of the Lion; Chapter 5 Fascists: Urbs, Passion and Politics; Chapter 6 Beware of the Doge: Venice Deconstructed;