The Fall of the Republic and Napoleonic Venice
Seminar Questions
- What were the most important impacts of French and Austrian rule on Venice and the Veneto between 1797 and 1814?
- How did contemporaries view the French and Austrian conquest of Venice?
Core Reading
Each of you should read ALL of the following items:
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Dal Cin, Valentina, "Italian Elites under Napoleonic Rule: A Turning PointLink opens in a new window," Archiv für Sozialgeschichte 61 (2021), 77-98.
- Romano, Dennis, "Chapter 16 Reform, Revolution, and the End of the Republic in Venice: the Remarkable History of the Lagoon CityLink opens in a new window (New York, 2023) [NB Read pp. 504-517]
- Barzoni, Vittorio, An Accurate Account of the Fall of the Republic of Venice ... in which the French system of undermining and revolutionizing states is exposed; and the true character of Buonaparté faithfully pourtrayed. Translated by John Hinckley from the Italian [i.e. from the manuscript of Vittorio Barzoni's Rivoluzioni della Repubblica Veneta]Link opens in a new window (London, 1804) [NB Read and analyse pp. v-vii, 257-287]
- Bonaparte, Napoleon, Letters and Documents of Napoleon: Volume 1: The Rise to Power, selected and trans. by John Eldred Howard (Oxford, 1961) [NB Read and analyse Letters 236-243, pp. 184-190Link opens in a new window]
Recommended Reading
Anonymous, Napoleon’s entry into Venice, watercolour etching, 1807, Palazzo Ducale, Venice.