Ceremonial City History, Memory and Myth in Renaissance Venice

Name: Ceremonial City History, Memory and Myth in Renaissance Venice
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ISBN: 9780300119374

ISBN-10: 0300119372

ISBN-13: 9780300119374

Edition: 2007

Authors: Iain Alexander Fenlon

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This wide-ranging study vividly presents the major events that took place in Venice in the 1570s, culminating in a deadly outbreak of the plague that claimed one-quarter of the Venetian population. Analyzing reactions to this dramatic decade, Iain Fenlon throws fresh light on the historical machine that produced the distinct civic and cultural ethos of the city and uncovers new aspects of its urban topography, ceremony, and cultural life. At the heart of the book is a detailed account of four historical events: the formation of the Holy League, a coalition that brought the Republic into conflict with the Ottoman Empire; the victory of that League against the Turkish fleet at the battle…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 2/26/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 0.71" wide x 1.01" long x 0.13" tall
Weight: 3.344
Language: English




The Ceremonial City



Constructing a Civic Religion



Praesentia and Identity



Theatre of the World



The Sacral Prince



A Disquieting Decade



A Holy Crusade



Victory at Lepanto



His Most Christian Majesty



The Hand of God



History, Memory and Myth



Republic of Letters, City of Books



Ritual Transformations



Gods and Heroes



Christ's Victory


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Photograph Credits


Index