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Tag Archives: history
Casanova’s Less Known Brother
Last year when I visited the Casanovist (and my friend) Marco Leeflang, he showed me the many artworks in his home, most of them by his father. But on the mantel in one room sat this drawing by Giovanni Casanova, … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged art, artist, Casanova, Francesco Casanova, Giovanni Casanova, history, Italian history, italy, Marco Leeflang, painting, Raphael Mengs, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–San Carlo al Corso
Sometimes we can read lengthy tales about what Casanova did in a particular location. Sometimes not. When he was in Rome in 1744, Casanova states that “as I was coming out of church after mass at San Carlo al Corso, … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Writing
Tagged Casanova, history, History of my Life, Italian history, italy, Roman history, Rome, San Carlo al Corso, travel
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Redefining Beauty: Giustina Renier Michiel
How does one go about translating Shakespeare into other languages? His language is so particular to its time and place, and he coined so many new phrases and has such an immense vocabulary. Yet Giustina Renier Michiel was arguably the … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, casino, feminism, Giustina Rossi, history, Italian history, Italian women, Italian writers, italy, Literary salons, Shakespeare, translation, travel, travel writing, Venetophiles, venezia, Venice, Venice history, video, women writers, women's history, writing
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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
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
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
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
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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