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Blue Guide Literary Companion to Venice by Blue Guides (English) Paperback Book

This entertaining anthology of excerpts from letters, diaries, novels, plays, and poetry written in or about Venice was handpicked by the Blue Guides editorial board. Bibliography; Index. Over 700 years of literature about, or set in, Venice.

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ISBN-13	9781905131327
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Publication Year	2009
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Language	English
Book Title	Blue Guide Literary Companion to Venice
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Item Width	100mm
Item Weight	266g
Number of Pages	250 Pages

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Over 700 years of literature about, or set in, Venice. Contains extracts from the works of poets, novelists, playwrights, historians and travellers. With city maps and an index.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

This entertaining anthology of excerpts from letters, diaries, novels, plays, and poetry written in or about Venice was handpicked by the Blue Guides editorial board. Each entry is prefaced by brief biographical and contextual notes, making for ideal browsing while on vacation, preparatory reading before a visit, or simple entertainment for lovers of Venice and literature. The fifty literary figures covered include Lord Byron, Casanova, Dickens, Goethe, Henry James, Thomas Mann, and Mark Twain.

Notes

An informative and entertaining anthology from 700 years' worth of literature set in or around Venice, including work by Petrach, Henry James, Thomas Mann, Dickens and Casanova.

Author Biography

The Blue Guides authors and editorial team are based in London, England.

Table of Contents

Preface; Some Literary Landmarks: St Mark's Square; Venice West; Venice East; The Lagoon; Bibliography; The Anthology: Pietro Bembo; Bernard Berenson; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Robert Browning; Lord Byron; Casanova;Wilkie Collins; Gasparo Contarini; Baron Corvo(Frederick Rolfe); Thomas Coryate; Charles Dickens; Hugh A. Douglas; Albrecht Durer; George Eliot;; John Evelyn; Goethe; Peggy Guggenheim; L.P. Hartley; Hugh Honour; James Howell; William Dean Howells; Henry James; J.G. Links; Thomas Mann; Jan Morris; John Julius Norwich; Petrarch; Ezra Pound; Anthony Powell; Marcel Proust; Samuel Rogers; Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Effie Ruskin; John Ruskin; Marin Sanudo; William Shakespeare; Mark Twain; Giorgio Vasari; Richard Wagner; William Wordsworth; Sir Henry Wotton & Izaak Walton. Bibliography; Index.

Details ISBN1905131321 Author Blue Guides Language English ISBN-10 1905131321 ISBN-13 9781905131327 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 224 Illustrations Yes Imprint Blue Guides Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 820.8009324531 Subtitle Literary Companion to Venice Short Title LITERARY COMPANION VENICE Edition 1st AU Release Date 2009-10-09 NZ Release Date 2009-10-09 UK Release Date 2009-10-09 Publisher Blue Guides Series Travel Series Publication Date 2009-10-09 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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