Venetian Life
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Venice in Venice
28:28 -
Arrival and First Days in Venice
20:11 -
Winter in Venice
20:30 -
Comincia Far Caldo
22:59 -
Opera and Theatres
21:08 -
Venetian Dinners and Diners
14:10 -
Housekeeping in Venice
47:45 -
The Balcony on the Grand Canal
19:57 -
A Day-Break Ramble
8:52 -
The Mouse
9:45 -
Churches and Pictures
27:25 -
Some Islands of the Lagoons
30:23 -
The Armenians
17:56 -
The Ghetto and the Jews of Venice
17:02 -
Some Memorable Places
26:13 -
Commerce
29:57 -
Venetian Holidays
50:44 -
Christmas Holidays
18:03 -
Love-making and Marrying; Baptisms and Burials
31:04 -
Venetian Traits and Characters
45:24 -
Society
59:55 -
Our Last Year in Venice
51:52
Venetian Life (1867) is a public domain work.
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A seat beside the stage at a Padua theatre gives William Dean Howells his opening comparison for Venice: living there lets him see the workings behind its celebrated image. In this travel account, he draws on three years in the city to describe canals, streets, theatres, meals, household arrangements and holidays. His attention moves between daily customs and the stories attached to well-known landmarks, including the Bridge of Sighs and the Ducal Palace.
Published in 1867, the second edition adds a chapter on commerce and expands the discussion of national holidays. Historical passages examine Venice's dealings with papal authority, while a visit to ground associated with the friar Sarpi prompts reflection on what a famous place actually makes a visitor feel. Readers interested in the city's social history will find both practical observations and a questioning account of how literary expectations shape travel.
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- William Dean Howells
- Reading time
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- Pages
- 234
- Language
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