by Françoise Decroisette · Hachette Litt. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782012353763
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«Venise au temps de Goldoni» is the historical essay by Françoise Decroisette, published by Hachette Litt. in paperback (287 pages, in French).
Historical study of 18th-century Venice at the time when Carlo Goldoni turned it into the setting for his comedies. It describes the city's transformation between the decline of the old nobility and the rise of the mercantile bourgeoisie, and shows its trades, festivals, palaces and popular pleasures through texts by Goldoni, Casanova and other authors of the period.
Published in 1999, it belongs to the collection «La vie quotidienne» and includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284).
For readers interested in the history of Venice, everyday life in the 18th century and Italian theatre.
