Monthly Archives: September 2013

Time for a Photo

Posted on September 29, 2013 by seductivevenice

  This week my students have been studying various empires in their World History class. I’ve been trying to help them prepare for a test (I’m an academic resource counselor besides being an English teacher), and they’ve had all these … Continue reading →

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The Giacomo Variations

Posted on September 25, 2013 by seductivevenice

Have you heard about this one? Sometimes I’m so surprised that here I am, a Casanova researcher, and in the last couple years of research, The Giacomo Variations never came across my screen! How did I miss an opera that’s … Continue reading →

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Borrowed and Borrower?

Posted on September 23, 2013 by seductivevenice

My friend Adriano, a Casanovist in Rome, recently discovered an interesting connection between Casanova and Honore de Balzac, the French novelist. Apparently, Balzac mined Casanova’s Memoirs for stories to include in his own novels. He also borrowed some of Casanova’s … Continue reading →

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Casanova Writ Large

Posted on September 17, 2013 by seductivevenice

At my Seductive Venice promo event in Sacramento, there was a friendly and enthusiastic woman in the audience who piped up to say that her cousin, Kimberly Simi, was one of the writers of the 2005 film Casanova that featured … Continue reading →

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Not Griselda, Not Brunhilda

Posted on September 10, 2013 by seductivevenice

No, not Brunhilda. Venetian women of the Middle Ages had quite distinctive names. I came across this list in Pompeo Molmenti’s history series, Venice: Part I, Vol. II, page 49. Check these out: Names starting with vowels–Aloica, Engranata, Uliosa, Olimpiade, Istriana, … Continue reading →

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Getting to Know Me…

Posted on September 5, 2013 by seductivevenice

…getting to know all about me! (Anyone remember that old song?) Smashwords, where I e-published my first and third books, now offers author interviews. I had some fun posting my answers to such questions as “How did you get the … Continue reading →

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Sacramento, Here I Come!

Posted on September 4, 2013 by seductivevenice

The next event to promote Seductive Venice is just over the horizon. On Sunday, September 15, I’ll be at the Sacramento Italian Cultural Society with my dog and pony show–or is that a Casanova and Baci show? If you haven’t been to … Continue reading →

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