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Tag Archives: Gregory Dowling
Voices from Venice Conference: The Videos
The Voices from Venice Conference, created and hosted by the Guild of St George on April 2, 2022, was an unmitigated success. People from all over the planet attended, dropping their comments and questions into the chat. And the speakers … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged Deirdre Kelly, environmentalism, Francesco Bandarin, Graziella Giusto, Gregory Dowling, Guild of St George, italy, Jan van der Borg, Jane Da Mosto, Luisella Romeo, Maria Forlati, Monica Cesaroto, Neal Robbins, no grandi navi, overtourism, Salvatore Settis, sustainability, tourism, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, We are here Venice
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Casanova in Place Redux
The latest edition of Casanoviana has made it to my mailbox! How exciting to see so many of the essays that were presented at the Casanova in Place Symposium that I organized back in 2019. Thank you to Antonio Trampus … Continue reading
Casanova in Place: The Papers
A symposium is defined as a conference to discuss a particular topic, but the secondary definition is “a collection of essays or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.” On Saturday June 29, our eight presenters shared … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged Bruno Capaci, Casanova, Casanova in Place, Casanovists, Cyril Frances, Gregory Dowling, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Jean-Christophe Igalens, literature, Malina Stefanovska, Mladen Kozul, Nicola Vinovrska, Stefano Feroci, Tom Vitelli, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Casanova, The Fictional Man
American novelist Jewell Parker Rhodes said this about writing: “I love historical fiction because there’s a literal truth, and there’s an emotional truth, and what the fiction writer tries to create is that emotional truth.” When authors take on writing … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Casanova, Casanova in Place, casanoviana, Gregory Dowling, Italian history, Italian men, Italian writers, italy, Malina Stefanovska, venezia, Venice
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Casanova In Place: A Symposium in Venice, June 2019
I am thrilled to announce an upcoming symposium for the study of Giacomo Casanova! I’ve been working on this since last summer, and registration is now open. The symposium runs from 28-30 June, with optional excursions on the 27th and … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Carrion Gallery, Casanova, Casanova Museum, casanoviana, Casanovists, Galleria il Redentore, Gregory Dowling, history, Italian history, Italian men, Italian writers, italy, Jean-Christophe Igalens, literature, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Initial Impressions
Here are a couple first impressions of Venice, with writing that lifts my heart. Just wanted to share. “I took a water-bus from the Lido to Venice proper, and approaching this city in the sea, glittering in brilliant sunshine, … Continue reading
And Again the Spritz Is Free!
Rain rolled in overnight, and I woke to thunder and winds blowing in my window–a welcome freshness that lasted until the evening. Last night I had a lovely meet up with contributors to the forthcoming book, First Spritz Is Free: … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged Albert Gardin, blogging, books, Campiello del Remer, First Spritz Is Free, Gregory Dowling, italy, Luisella Romeo, Marisa Convento, Monica Cesaroto, Monica Daniele, spritz, travel, venezia, Venice, writing
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50 in One Fell Swoop
There I was, lying in bed reading, wincing and grimacing as the book reached its climax. I don’t want to say any more, so that you get to experience this thrill yourself! I recently read The Four Horsemen, the last … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Venice, Writing
Tagged Alvise Marangon, Basilica San Marco, book reviews, books, Ca' Foscari, campo, canals, casino, Fondaco dei Turchi, Giudecca, Gondolas, gondolier, Gregory Dowling, Italian history, italy, Literary salons, Missier Grande, murder mystery, Palazzo Mocenigo, salotto, Sant'Eufemia, Santa Maria Formosa, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writers, writing
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Sorpresa e Gratitudine
As many of you may know, Michelle Lovric has written numerous books set in Venice, including Carnevale and The Floating Book. She is also part of a wonderful blog with contributions from a number of women writers and historians (see … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, blogging, books, Gaspara Stampa, Gregory Dowling, history, Italian women, italy, literature, Michelle Lovric, Sarra Copia Sulam, travel, venezia, Venice, Veronica Franco, writing
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Shameless Self-Promotion
Today I got to meet up with my friend Gregory Dowling, professor at Ca’ Foscari and author of a number of novels. He had just received the proofs for the American edition of his latest book, which came out in … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Gregory Dowling, history, murano, publishing, research, travel, venezia, Venice, writing
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