Venice in the First World War
Seminar Questions
- How did the First World War impact Venice and the Veneto?
- What factors shaped contemporary representations of Venice and the Veneto between 1914 and 1918?
Core Reading
NB Each of you should read Bosworth AND Thompson. Each of you should also read EITHER Gladden OR Hemingway OR Lussu OR Repington OR Slaughter.
- Bosworth, R.J.B., "Chapter 4: Venice and its First World War" in Italian Venice: A HistoryLink opens in a new window (New Haven, 2015)
- Thompson, Mark, "Chapter 17 Whiteness" in The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919Link opens in a new window (London, 2008)
- Gladden, Norman, Across the Piave. A Personal Account of the British Forces in Italy, 1917-1919Link opens in a new window (London, 1971) [Chapters 6 to 10 cover his service in the Veneto. Analyse ONE of these chapters]
- Hemingway, Ernest, A Farewell to ArmsLink opens in a new window (London, 2014) [Read Chapter 8 AND Chapter 9]
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Lussu, Emilio, "Chapter XXILink opens in a new window" in A Soldier on the Southern Front: The Classic Italian Memoir of World War I, trans. Gregory Conti (New York, 2014) [Once you register for free with the Internet ArchiveLink opens in a new window, you can borrow this book]
- Repington, Charles à Court, "Chapter IX A Tour in Italy, June 1916" in The First World War 1914-1918 : Personal Experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à Court RepingtonLink opens in a new window (Boston and New York, 1920)
- Slaughter, Gertrude, "The City at WarLink opens in a new window" in Heirs of Old Venice (New Haven, 1927) [The other chapters are also of interest though they are not required reading].
Recommended Reading
See the Talis Reading ListLink opens in a new window.
Electronic Resources
Removing the Horses from the Facade of the Basilica di San Marco, 27 May 1915.