Habsburg Venice
Seminar Questions
- What were the most signficant impacts of Habsburg rule on Venice between 1814 and 1866?
- To what extent was Venice transformed between 1814 and 1866?
- What factors shaped contemporary representations of Venice between 1814 and 1866?
Core Reading
NB Each of you should read BOTH Bosworth AND Romano. Each of you should also read EITHER Byron OR Howells OR Sala.
- Bosworth, R.J.B., "Chapter 1: Awaiting an Italian Destiny: Venice to 1866" in (New Haven, 2015)
- Romano, Dennis, "Chapter 17 Austrian Venice, 1815–1866" in (New York, 2023)
- Byron, George, Lord, , ed. by Richard Lansdown (Oxford, 2015) [NB Read EITHER Chapter 7 OR Chapter 8]
- Howells, William Dean, "" in Venetian Life (Boston, 1895)
- Sala, George Augustus, (Boston, 1869) [NB Chapters XII to XVIII record Venice and the Veneto. Read and analyse ONE of these chapters]
Recommended Reading
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