{"product_id":"venice-triumphant-the-horizons-of-a-myth-paperback","title":"Venice Triumphant: The Horizons of a Myth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElisabeth Crouzet-Pavan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLydia G. Cochrane\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Prix du Budget of the Acad?mie des Inscriptions et Belles-LettresSelected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003 by \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps more than in any other city, Venice has been shaped by its environment. The lagoon on which it was built isolated the city's inhabitants from mainland Europe, forcing them to look seaward for their survival and to establish a maritime empire that generated incalculable wealth, making Venice the envy of Renaissance Europe. In \u003ci\u003eVenice Triumphant\u003c\/i\u003e, Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan provides a rich, multilayered history of Venice from Roman times to the sixteenth century. Instead of employing a rigidly chronological framework, she looks at the history of Venice thematically, focusing on the relationship between the city and its unique physical milieu in a way that emphasizes complexity and continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to Crouzet-Pavan's discussion is her concept of \u003ci\u003el'imaginaire\u003c\/i\u003e, literally translated as \"the imaginary\" and here meaning the many symbolic terms Venetians created to describe and understand the peculiar space they inhabited and, by extension, themselves. One key example of \u003ci\u003el'imaginaire\u003c\/i\u003e is Venetians' use of the term \"the continent\" to refer, somewhat dismissively, to Italy, Germany, and other lands beyond the lagoon in order to emphasize their own distinctive maritime identity. As Crouzet-Pavan shows, this sense of exceptionalism impacts every aspect of Venetian history: its art and architecture; its involvement with mainland politics; its commercial, civic, and political institutions; and the shape of daily life in its homes, alleys, and courtyards. Elegantly translated by Lydia G. Cochrane, \u003ci\u003eVenice Triumphant\u003c\/i\u003e offers a bold new perspective on the world's most beautiful--and remarkable--city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisabeth Crouzet-Pavan \u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of medieval history at the Sorbonne. Her other books are \u003ci\u003eSopra le acque salse: Espaces, pouvoir et société à Venise a la fin du Moyen Âge\u003c\/i\u003e (1992); \u003ci\u003eLa Mort lente de Torcello: Histoire d'une cité disparue\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); \u003ci\u003eVenise: Une invention de la ville, XIIIe-XVe siècle\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); and \u003ci\u003eEnfers et paradis: L'Italie de Dante et de Giotto\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). \u003ci\u003eVenice Triumphant\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in French in 1999, is her first book to be translated into English. \u003cb\u003eLydia G. Cochrane \u003c\/b\u003e has translated three previous books for Johns Hopkins: \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge of the Cliff\u003c\/i\u003e by Roger Chartier (1996), \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Melancholy\u003c\/i\u003e by Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet (1997), and \u003ci\u003eHistory of Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e by Georges Minois (1999). Her other translations include Alain Boureau's \u003ci\u003eThe Lord's First Night\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Pope Joan\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and Renzo Dubbini's \u003ci\u003eGeography of the Gaze\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 386\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 8.86 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751037010208,"sku":"9780801881893","price":64.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/44970811a57493cd0aeaa45481f16f58.webp?v=1779962855","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/venice-triumphant-the-horizons-of-a-myth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}