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 Italian Venice: A HistoryLink opens in a new window (New Haven, 2015)
- Romano, Dennis, "Chapter 17 Austrian Venice, 1815–1866" in Venice: the Remarkable History of the Lagoon CityLink opens in a new window (New York, 2023)
- Byron, George, Lord, Byron's Letters and Journals: A New SelectionLink opens in a new window, ed. by Richard Lansdown (Oxford, 2015) [NB Read EITHER Chapter 7 OR Chapter 8]
- Howells, William Dean, "Chapter 1: Venice in VeniceLink opens in a new window" in Venetian Life (Boston, 1895)
- Sala, George Augustus, Rome and Venice, with other Wanderings in Italy, in 1866-7Link opens in a new window (Boston, 1869) [NB Chapters XII to XVIII record Venice and the Veneto. Read and analyse ONE of these chapters]
Recommended Reading
See the Talis Reading ListLink opens in a new window.
Electronic Resources
2 Florin Coin 1860