Venice and the Slavs

Venice and the Slavs

Author: Larry Wolff

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9780804739467

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This book studies the nature of Venetian rule over the Slavs of Dalmatia during the eighteenth century, focusing on the cultural elaboration of an ideology of empire that was based on a civilizing mission toward the Slavs. The book argues that the Enlightenment within the “Adriatic Empire” of Venice was deeply concerned with exploring the economic and social dimensions of backwardness in Dalmatia, in accordance with the evolving distinction between “Western Europe” and “Eastern Europe” across the continent. It further argues that the primitivism attributed to Dalmatians by the Venetian Enlightenment was fundamental to the European intellectual discovery of the Slavs. The book begins by discussing Venetian literary perspectives on Dalmatia, notably the drama of Carlo Goldoni and the memoirs of Carlo Gozzi. It then studies the work that brought the subject of Dalmatia to the attention of the European Enlightenment: the travel account of the Paduan philosopher Alberto Fortis, which was translated from Italian into English, French, and German. The next two chapters focus on the Dalmatian inland mountain people called the Morlacchi, famous as “savages” throughout Europe in the eighteenth century. The Morlacchi are considered first as a concern of Venetian administration and then in relation to the problem of the “noble savage,” anthropologically studied and poetically celebrated. The book then describes the meeting of these administrative and philosophical discourses concerning Dalmatia during the final decades of the Venetian Republic. It concludes by assessing the legacy of the Venetian Enlightenment for later perspectives on Dalmatia and the South Slavs from Napoleonic Illyria to twentieth-century Yugoslavia.


Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion

Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 9004441387

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In Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion Juan Antonio Álvarez-Pedrosa presents all known medieval texts that provide us with information about the religion practiced by the Slavs before their Christianization.


The Literary Lorgnette

The Literary Lorgnette

Author: Julie A. Buckler

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780804732475

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This book uses a literary lens to examine the diverse practices, lore, and texts of opera-going in imperial Russia.


The Big Show in Bololand

The Big Show in Bololand

Author: Bertrand M. Patenaude

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 836

ISBN-13: 9780804744935

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The author sheds light on a little-known chapter of U.S.-Soviet relations, using diaries, memoirs, and letters to recall the efforts of nearly 300 relief workers in easing the suffering of Russians during one of the country's worst famines.