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Category Archives: A Beautiful Woman in Venice
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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Appassionata!
Taken by passion: Appassionata! This is the theme that flows through Dianne Hales’ new book La Passione: How Italy Seduced the World. In her Introduction, one of Dianne’s Roman friends says, “There is a passion that you take to bed, … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Botticelli, Dianne Hales, Ferrari, First Spritz Is Free, Florence, history, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, Italian women, italy, literature, Lorenzo di Medici, Ovid, Sistine Chapel, St Francis, St Teresa, travel, venezia, women writers, writing
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Culture Salon
My publisher, Giovanni DiStefano at Supernova Edizioni in Venice, attended the Salone della Cultura in Milan, this past weekend, January 19-20, 2019. And guess what–those are my books on his table, for everyone to see! Here’s a view of the hall, … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Andrea Perego, art, authors, books, Casanova, Italian language, Italian writers, italy, literature, Milan, publishing, Supernova Edizioni, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writers, writing
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The Notorious SCS
America is fortunate to be living with the Notorious RBG (Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) in our times. But Venice in the early seventeenth century was lucky to have the Notorious SCS. Sarra Copia Sulum. Her friend and mentor … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, books, creativity, feminism, history, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, Italian writers, italy, Jewish history, Leone Modena, literature, poetry, Sarra Copia Sulam, the Ghetto, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Luisella Romeo
Luisella Romeo’s reputation preceded her. I had heard so much about her knowledge and passion for Venice before I got to meet her last summer. I was also delighted to have her contribute to First Spritz Is Free: Confessions of … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Casanova, Cynar, Dolomites, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Festa della Salute, First Spritz Is Free, Fondaco dei Tedeschi, gelato, Gesuiti, Italian women, italy, Luisella Romeo, Monteverdi, prosecco, Salute, Sant'Erasmo, tour guide, tourism, travel, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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A Cassone to Hope For
A cassone is a large chest, often used for a women’s trousseau and sometimes called a wedding chest. They were a prized possession and status symbol for many families and were often displayed in the bedroom. These beautiful specimens here … Continue reading
Why Should Someone Read …
…my books? You can find out the answer to this and other questions in an interview recently posted by the Italian American Press, an online resource listing dozens of books about Italian American topics. They include fiction, history, biography, memoir, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Casanova, Free Gondola Ride, Gondolas, gondolier, history, interviews, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, Italian writers, italy, literature, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writers, writing
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