The Myth and the City
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Seminar Question
- How and why did the Myth of Venice evolve?
- What do contemporary textual and visual representations reveal about the city of Venice in the Renaissance?
Core Reading
You should each read all three of the following items:
- Chambers, David, and Brian Pullan (eds), Venice: A Documentary History 1450-1630 (Oxford, 1992; rept. Toronto, 2001), pp. 1-35. (pp. 4-21 have been scannedLink opens in a new window)
- Crouzet-Pavan, Elisabeth, 'Venice and its Surroundings', in Eric R. Dursteler (ed.), A Companion to Venetian History 1400-1797Link opens in a new window (Leiden, 2013), pp. 25-46. Brill e-book
- Muir, Edward, Civic Ritual in Renaissance Venice (Princeton, NJ, 1981), pp. 23-55.
In addition, you should each choose and analyse one of the visual sources listed here.
Recommended Further Reading
- Ammerman, Albert J., 'Venice before the Grand CanalLink opens in a new window', Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 48 (2003), 141-158
- Jacopo de' Barbari's view of Venice: map making, city views, and moralized geography before the year 1500', Art Bulletin 60.3 (1978), 425-74.
Indications for Further Reading
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