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Overview"""The entire town is disguised,"" declared a French tourist of eighteenth-century Venice. And, indeed, maskers of all ranks-nobles, clergy, imposters, seducers, con men-could be found mixing at every level of Venetian society. Even a pious nun donned a mask and male attire for her liaison with the libertine Casanova. In Venice Incognito, James H. Johnson offers a spirited analysis of masking in this carnival-loving city. He draws on a wealth of material to explore the world view of maskers, both during and outside of carnival, and reconstructs their logic: covering the face in public was a uniquely Venetian response to one of the most rigid class hierarchies in European history. This vivid account goes beyond common views that masking was about forgetting the past and minding the muse of pleasure to offer fresh insight into the historical construction of identity." Full Product DetailsAuthor: James H. JohnsonPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780520294653ISBN 10: 0520294653 Pages: 334 Publication Date: 10 January 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsRefreshingly well-written and thought-provoking. Art Newspaper Comprehensively researched, insightful reconsideration of the function of masks and masking... Highly recommended. Choice Perceptive, gracefully written, and well-illustrated... A vivid introduction to Venetian culture. -- Peter Burke Emmanuel College, Cambridge University Journal Of Modern History Perceptive, gracefully written, and well-illustrated. . . . A vivid introduction to Venetian culture. -- Peter Burke Emmanuel College, Cambridge University * Journal Of Modern History * Comprehensively researched, insightful reconsideration of the function of masks and masking. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice * Refreshingly well-written and thought-provoking. * Art Newspaper * Refreshingly well-written and thought-provoking. Art Newspaper Comprehensively researched, insightful reconsideration of the function of masks and masking... Highly recommended. Choice Perceptive, gracefully written, and well-illustrated... A vivid introduction to Venetian culture. -- Peter Burke Emmanuel College, Cambridge University Journal Of Modern History Author InformationJames H. Johnson is Professor of History at Boston University and the author of the award-winning book, Listening in Paris (UC Press). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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