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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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780520948624 |