04205oam 2201165 a 450 991078110470332120240116203705.01-283-27776-X97866132777630-520-94862-910.1525/9780520948624(CKB)2550000000031327(EBL)669815(SSID)ssj0000474208(PQKBManifestationID)11302874(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474208(PQKBWorkID)10450050(PQKB)10761806(StDuBDS)EDZ0000056103(MiAaPQ)EBC669815(OCoLC)712773779(MdBmJHUP)muse30811(DE-B1597)520464(DE-B1597)9780520948624(Au-PeEL)EBL669815(CaPaEBR)ebr10455029(CaONFJC)MIL327776(dli)HEB33073(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000511(EXLCZ)99255000000003132720100825d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierVenice incognito masks in the serene republic /James H. JohnsonBerkeley, Calif. ;Los Angeles, Calif. :University of California Press,2011.1 online resource (xiv, 317 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-520-29465-3 0-520-26771-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. The carnival of Venice -- pt. 2. The culture of masking -- pt. 3. The honest mask -- pt. 4. Carnival and community."The entire town is disguised," declared a French tourist of eighteenth-century Venice. And, indeed, maskers of all ranks-nobles, clergy, imposters, seducers, con men-could be found mixing at every level of Venetian society. Even a pious nun donned a mask and male attire for her liaison with the libertine Casanova. In Venice Incognito, James H. Johnson offers a spirited analysis of masking in this carnival-loving city. He draws on a wealth of material to explore the world view of maskers, both during and outside of carnival, and reconstructs their logic: covering the face in public was a uniquely Venetian response to one of the most rigid class hierarchies in European history. This vivid account goes beyond common views that masking was about forgetting the past and minding the muse of pleasure to offer fresh insight into the historical construction of identity.ACLS Fellows' Publications.MasksItalyVeniceHistoryVenice (Italy)Social life and customsVenice (Italy)History1508-1797actors.anonymity.aristocrats.arlecchino.carnival.casanova.class hierarchies.class.commedia dell arte.cultural history.disguise.dissimulation.european history.fashion.gambling.goldoni.history.honor.identity.incognito.italy.masked theater.maskers.masking.masks.masquerade.material culture.morality.nonfiction.performance.pleasure.rank.reputation.secrets.social history.society.status.theater history.unmasking.venetian society.venice.MasksHistory.391.4/340945311Johnson James H.1960-1006604MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781104703321Venice incognito2316809UNINA