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"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson, James H., 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2011]
Temas:
1508-1797
Masks > Italy > Venice > History.
Masques > Italie > Venise > Histoire.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Manners and customs.
Masks.
Venice (Italy) > History > 1508-1797.
Venice (Italy) > Social life and customs.
Venise (Italie) > Histoire > 1508-1797.
Italy > Venice.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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)

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