| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 317 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations (starting p. ix) -- Preface (starting p. xi) -- pt. ONE THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE -- 1. Casanova's Carnival (starting p. 3) -- 2. New World (starting p. 13) -- 3. Even Odds (starting p. 25) -- 4. Blood Sport (starting p. 30) -- 5. Fat Thursday (starting p. 35) -- 6. Anything Goes? (starting p. 41) -- pt. TWO THE CULTURE OF MASKING -- 7. City of Masks (starting p. 47) -- 8. Infernal Associations (starting p. 54) -- 9. Devil's Dance (starting p. 66) -- 10. Unmasking the Heart (starting p. 79) -- 11. Age of Dissimulation (starting p. 86) -- pt. THREE THE HONEST MASK -- 12. Legislating Morality (starting p. 105) -- 13. Saving Face (starting p. 112) -- 14. Venetian Incognito (starting p. 129) -- 15. Democratizing Dress (starting p. 141) -- 16. Taming the Devil (starting p. 153) -- pt. FOUR CARNIVAL AND COMMUNITY -- 17. Redeemed by the Blood (starting p. 169) -- 18. Carnival Tales (starting p. 181) -- 19. The Mask of Sincerity (starting p. 192) -- 20. Carnival Contained (starting p. 203) -- 21. Bitter Ash (starting p. 215) -- Epilogue: After the Fall (starting p. 237) -- Notes (starting p. 245) -- Bibliography (starting p. 287) -- Acknowledgments (starting p. 305) -- Photo Credits (starting p. 309) -- Index (starting p. 313) |
| Summary |
"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 hierarchies in European history. This vivid account goes beyond common views that masking was about forgetting the past and minding the muse of pleasure to offer fresh insight into the historical construction of identity. -- Book Jacket |
| Analysis |
actors |
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anonymity |
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aristocrats |
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arlecchino |
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carnival |
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casanova |
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class hierarchies |
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class |
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commedia dell arte |
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cultural history |
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disguise |
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dissimulation |
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european history |
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fashion |
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gambling |
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goldoni |
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history |
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honor |
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identity |
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incognito |
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italy |
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masked theater |
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maskers |
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masking |
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masks |
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masquerade |
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material culture |
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morality |
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nonfiction |
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performance |
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pleasure |
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rank |
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reputation |
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secrets |
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social history |
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society |
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status |
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theater history |
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unmasking |
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venetian society |
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venice |
| Notes |
"Fletcher Jones Foundation Humanities Imprint." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 13, 2023) |
| Subject |
Masks -- Italy -- Venice -- History
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HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
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Manners and customs
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Masks
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| SUBJECT |
Venice (Italy) -- History -- 1508-1797. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85142724
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Venice (Italy) -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Italy -- Venice
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010036097 |
| ISBN |
9780520948624 |
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0520948629 |
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