| Venise Au Moyen Age Contributor(s): Hocquet, Jean-Claude (Author) |
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ISBN: 2251410228 ISBN-13: 9782251410227 Publisher: Les Belles Lettres OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Italy - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 945 |
| Series: Guides Belles Lettres Des Civilisations |
| Physical Information: 316 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: English summary: Stories about Venice in medieval times are few and far between. Fortunately, Jean-Claude Hocquet's guide has appeared to fill in this gap. In this book, the author examines the turbulent phases of history marking the formation of an aristocratic State, from Bajamonte Tiepolo's conspiracy to overthrow the hegemony of the incumbent government's Senate (1310) to Marino Faliero's aborted monarchist intrigues in 1355. The city's struggle with Genoa-its rival-for naval supremacy, would continue unabated until Venice opted to rely upon its noble merchant class, thereby enhancing its influence as a trading centre. Next, Jean-Claude Hocquet introduces us to those responsible for its outstanding reputation. What obstacles did they have to overcome ? What were their beliefs ? Their cultural backgrounds ? Venice is also a thriving intellectual and artistic centre which, even now, attracts millions of visitors who come to admire its palaces, squares, churches, museums, architectural style, mosaics, paintings and statues. As a long-time admirer of Venice, Jean-Claude Hocquet gladly guides the reader through the lagoon's narrow streets and meandering pathways between the land and the sea between the Orient and the Occident. Jean-Claude Hocquet, a CNRS Research Director, began his book on the history of Venice in 1958. In 1970, he joined the newly formed University of Venice as a Professor of Medieval History. He submitted his doctoral dissertation to Universite de Paris IV in 1975. So far, thirty of his books have been published, several of which have been translated into various languages. French description: Il n'existe aucune histoire de Venise a l'epoque medievale en langue francaise. Ce guide, signe par un historien qui a passe plusieurs annees dans les Archives de la Serenissime Republique et possede une connaissance intime de la ville, de ses monuments et de ses habitants, met a la disposition du public une histoire renouvelee d'une ville au sommet de sa puissance. L'auteur examine les etapes mouvementees de la construction d'un etat aristocratique, de la conjuration de B. Tiepolo (1310) pour renverser l'hegemonie du Senat au sein du gouvernement, jusqu'aux menees monarchistes avortees de M. Faliero (1355). S'appuyant sur une prosperite commerciale dynamique, Venise tente de conserver son imperialisme maritime en luttant contre la redoutable Genes ou la puissante famille milanaise des Visconti. Sous l'impulsion des Doges, de Dandolo (XIIe siecle) a Foscari (XIVe siecle), Venise s'appuie sur sa noblesse marchande (la famille Polo bien sur) pour conforter son rayonnement.Les hommes qui ont fait cette grandeur occupent la seconde partie de ce guide, avec leurs difficultes (pauvrete, epidemies), leurs croyances (foi et charite), leur culture, la vie familiale, la place de la femme et de l'enfant. Mais Venise est aussi un tres grand foyer intellectuel et artistique qui attire encore aujourd'hui des millions de visiteurs venus admirer ses palais, ses places, ses eglises, ses musees, l'architecture, les mosaiques, la peinture, la sculpture. L'eau est omnipresente, qu'il a fallu maitriser, conserver, proteger. L'eau et l'urbanisme sont les deux grands acteurs de cette histoire comme le rappelait deja le chroniqueur Marino Sanudo Torsello, Les Venitiens ont ete nourris de l'eau. |
