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Monthly Archives: June 2019
Redefining Beauty: Giustiniana Wynne
I’m here to set the record straight about Giustiniana Wynne. Previously, I wrote and spoke about her affair with Casanova, in which I relate a pretty funny and maybe even bawdy story about their assignation in a garret. But after … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Casanova, feminism, Grand Canal, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, italy, literature, publishing, research, seductive venice, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, women writers, women's history, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Liz from DreamDiscoverItalia
WordPress brought us together… I met Elizabeth Salthouse when she reached out to me after reading my blog here on WordPress. In fact, we met up in Venice, checked out some Casanova sites together, had a spritz, and hit it … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Bellini, blogs, burchiello, Casanova, cicchetti, Festa della Salute, Festa della Sensa, festivals, First Spritz Is Free, gelato, gondola, Grand Canal, history, History of my Life, Hugo, italy, La Fenice, palaces, pasticcheria, San Martino, San Pantalon, spritz, traghetto, tramezzini, travel, vaporetto, venezia, Venice, Venice Music Project, writing
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Filling a Vacancy
The Casanova in Place Symposium is only two weeks away! If you’ve been following along for the past few weeks, you’ve seen the abstracts and biographies for the papers that will be presented. But on Sunday 30 June, we also … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Casanova, Casanova in Place, feminism, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, Italian writers, italy, literature, Lord Byron, Rosalba Carriera, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Dear Venice, Wish You Were Here #2
“Auguri infiniti e Tante cose affettuose” What a greeting! “Infinite wishes and many affectionate things”–or something like that. Native speakers out there, is there a better way to translate this? By the way, I love how the lamppost stretches out … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged church, gondola, history, Italian history, Italian language, italy, postcard, Salute, sandolo, travel, venezia, Venice
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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–Caffè Greco
Another stop on my walking tour of Casanova’s Rome with Adriano Contini. During those early days in Rome 1743, Casanova was trying so hard to walk a straight and narrow path in order to impress his mentors, Don Gasparo, Father … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage
Tagged caffe, Caffe Greco, Casanova, casanoviana, Casanovist, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Roman history, Rome, travel, walking guide
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