Main entry:

Eglin, John, 1962-

Title & Author:

Venice transfigured : the myth of Venice in British culture, 1660-1797 / John Eglin.

Publication:

New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Description:

x, 262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-253) and index.
Ch. 1. "High-Fetchd Parallels": The Emergence of the Venetian Metaphor -- Ch. 2. Venice Refashioned: The Venetian Subtext of Whiggish Cultural Politics -- Ch. 3. "The Great and Main End of Travelling": Venice on Tour -- Ch. 4. Venice Depicted: The Politics of the View -- Ch. 5. Venice Performed -- Ch. 6. The Decline and Fall of the Venetian Metaphor.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Venice Transfigured examines changing representations of Venice and the Venetian Republic in Britain from the seventeenth century until the collapse of the Serene Republic in 1797, a period in which Venice was an ideological reference point and a potent cultural symbol. In the British political imagination, Venice became an important cultural site where politics and culture converged. This approach incorporates visual culture, festivity and ritual, history and historical myth, resulting in a multifaceted work that illuminates the relationship between political ideology and cultural production."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0312232993
9780312232993

Subject:

English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism.
English literature 18th century History and criticism.
Public opinion Great Britain History 18th century.
Public opinion Great Britain History 17th century.
Littérature anglaise 18e siècle Histoire et critique.
Opinion publique Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle.
Opinion publique Grande-Bretagne Histoire 17e siècle.
Civilization.
Civilization Italian influences.
English literature.
English literature Early modern.
International relations.
Literature.
Public opinion.
Public opinion, British.
Mythen.
Beeldvorming.
Cultuur.
Public opinion Great Britain History.
Great Britain Civilization 18th century.
Great Britain Civilization Italian influences.
Venice (Italy) Foreign public opinion, British.
Great Britain Relations Italy Venice.
Great Britain Civilization 17th century.
Venice (Italy) Relations Great Britain.
Venice (Italy) In literature.
Großbritannien Kunst Geschichte Geschichte 1660-1797 Venetien Geschichte 1660-1797.
Venedig Geschichte Geschichte 1660-1797.
Venetien Kunst Geschichte Geschichte 1660-1797 Großbritannien Geschichte 1660-1797.
Grande-Bretagne Civilisation 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne Civilisation 17e siècle.
Great Britain.
Italy Venice.
Großbritannien
Venedig

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 217634
Call No.: DA485 .E3 2001
Status: Available