Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
to read, books about Venice
Cara writes: "Maybe Norwich for straight history. Jan Morris for wonderful writing. Mary McCarthy for being Mary McCarthy. Joseph Brodsky
for a completely singular book on Venice by a completely singular mind."
Matteo Casini writes: "The book by Crouzet-Pavan is a good book in
between scholarship and the larger public. Two books I always loved are Ruskin and Pemble, Venice rediscovered. The classical guide for all secrets of Venice is
Lorenzetti. (Cara: "smallish type and long, but critical"). I heard good things about the revised edition of Jan Morris and Crowley's account on the Venetian Empire."
Predrag has
but is undisciplined about reading them. So far, finished only Berendt - it is deliriously hilarious, Italy is Italy, but Venice is clearly still another level.
Cara writes: "Dream of Venice by Charles Christopher. J.G. Links is okay. There is an intriguing book (almost a novel) but actually based on family documents that were found. Very pleasurable. I thought
the Berendt book was the biggest piece of junk I have ever read about
Venice. Sorry. I know you enjoyed it but please do not take one iota of
it seriously as a portrait of Venice. The Venetians were furious at him,
and not because he was spot on. Quite the opposite. I think he was
desperate to get another book out after all the years that had passed
Since Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and did this miserably
forced and false book."
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