Lord Byron, Count Daru, and anglophone myths of Venice in the nineteenth century

During the century between 1815 and 1915, Anglophone travellers to Venice were often reluc- tant to engage with the realities they encountered in the city. In this essay, with particular emphasis on the decades before 1848, I explore the impact of the poet Lord Byron and the historian and apologi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laven, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari 2012-07-01
Series:MDCCC 1800
Online Access:http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/mdccc-1800/2012/1/lord-byron-count-daru-and-anglophone-myths-of-veni/