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Category Archives: Casanova
Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Roger Feuerman
“Signorina Kathleen, It is I, Casanova, from here in the 18thcentury. And not First Spritz Is Free contributor Roger Feuerman. He claims he is too exhausted from laboring to finish his Venetian young adult fiction novel and penning a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellini, Casanova, casino, First Spritz Is Free, gelato, gondola, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Palazzo Malipiero, Piazza San Marco, Redentore, ridotto, Roger Feuerman, San Moise, Santo Stefano, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–Villa Borghese
The Villa Borghese is one of Rome’s treasures. It’s roughly 198 acres of gardens and contains a number of buildings, art venues, statues, water features, and walking paths. The Spanish Steps lead up to it at one end, and another … Continue reading
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Tagged Casanova, Casanovist, gardens, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, Italian writers, italy, Roman history, Rome, Spanish Steps, travel, Villa Borghese
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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–The House of M. Poletti
You may remember in Walk #2 that I told you about the yellow house next door, here on the Piazza di Spagna, where Casanova took his French lessons in 1744. But he lived here, in #32, when he returned to … Continue reading
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Tagged Casanova, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Roman history, Rome, travel, walking guide
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Casanova and Me Too
I wanted to share with you all the wonderful post by Michelle Lovric on the History Girls blog about her experiences at the Casanova in Place Symposium. While summarizing her experience and commentary, she makes some interesting connections between Casanova and the … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, Casanova, Casanova in Place, histfanfic, history, History Girls, History of my Life, Italian men, italy, Me Too, Michelle Lovric, The Wishing Bones, travel, venezia, Venice, women writers
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Casanova in Place: The Walks and Museum
The Casanova in Place Symposium focused primarily on the papers and authors and the ballet, which I have posted about in the last few weeks. But it was also about bringing people together in Venice in order to get a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance Francaise, campo, Campo San Luca, Cantina Do Spade, Casanova, Casanova in Place, Casanova Museum, casanoviana, Casanovists, casino, Casino Venier, italy, Lana Caprina, palazzo, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, San Samuele, Teatro Benedetto, Teatro Goldoni, Teatro San Luca, Teatro Sant'Angelo, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Casanova in Place: The Burchiello Tour
Okay, so I’ve told you about the scholarly days at the Casanova in Place Symposium, but that’s not all we did! The event included optional excursions before and after the weekend events. On Thursday, June 27, some of us took … Continue reading
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Tagged Brenta Canal, burchiello, canal, Casanova, casanoviana, Italian history, italy, Padua, palaces, Palladio, travel, venezia, Venice, villa, Villa Foscari, Villa Pisani, Villa Widmann, writing
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Casanova in Place: The Ballet
No, I did not dance at the Casanova in Place Symposium. Nor did the others (though that might have been a fun activity!) Instead, on Sunday June 30th we viewed the Casanova Ballet produced by Northern Ballet and filmed by … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, Casanova, casanoviana, Casanovists, dance, Digital Theatre, film, Ian Kelly, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Kenneth Tindall, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, video
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