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Tag Archives: women writers
Salon Discussion: Redefining Beauty at Gabriella Cafe this Thursday, April 6
Make your reservations now so you’re sure to get a seat! The food and wine are excellent, so you’re in for a treat. See you there! p.s. I’ll have books for sale, including the new second edition of A Beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Archangela Tarabotti, books, Caterina Dolfin Tron, feminism, Gabriella Cafe, Isabella Albrizzi, Italian history, italy, Lucrezia Marinella, Marina Benzon, Modesta Pozzo, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, women writers, writing
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To Honor Jan Morris
Jan Morris, indefatigable traveler and Venetophile, passed away this weekend on Nov. 20, aged 94. (Thank you, Bert, for letting me know.) Morris was a great journalist, traveler, and writer. In this article, The Guardian provides a lovely tribute … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged books, history, italy, Jan Morris, literature, travel writing, venezia, Venice history, women writers, writers, writing
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Recreations: Sarra Copia Sulam
Hasn’t Karen captured Sarra Copia Sulam’s look so perfectly? That wistful smile is lovely. Thanks, Karen, for adding to the gallery! I hope this will inspire more people to send me their photos to recreate these beautiful women. Sarra Copia … Continue reading
Recreations: Luisa Bergalli Gozzi
Swift on the heels of Laura’s portrait of Isabella, I received this contribution from Tina, who has captured the look of Luisa Bergalli Gozzi. The original portrait comes from the frontispiece of her anthology of Venetian women writers, an important … Continue reading
Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Katia Waegemans
Like so many other “Venice, My Muse” interviewees, I met Katia because she is a Venetophile who I invited to contribute to First Spritz Is Free. She runs an excellent blog, The Venice Insider, with many great tips and insights … Continue reading
Posted in Venice
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Bellini, blogging, books, Campanile, Casanova, Doge's Palace, festivals, First Spritz Is Free, gelato, Giudecca, Grand Canal, italy, Katia Waegemans, palazzo, Palazzo Contarini Fasan, Redentore, spritz, travel, vaporetto, Venetian rowing, venezia, Venice, Venice Insider, women writers, writing
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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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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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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Anna Söderblom
Venice draws people to her from all over the world and for such varied reasons. When I was in Venice last week, I met Anna Söderblom, the subject of this month’s “Venice, My Muse” interview, which I bring to you … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice
Tagged Casanova, Caterina Dolfin Tron, cicchetti, gelato, Italian women, italy, palace, palazzo, Palazzo Dario, spritz, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, women writers, women's history, women's travel
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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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