| Page Views: 4,494 Last Visit to Venice: August, 2006 | Giacomo CASANOVA by breughel - last update: Jun 20, 2009 |
"MY FLIGHT FROM THE PRISONS OF VENICE." To write an INTRO on Venice seems to me a vain attempt while everything was already written on Venice, throughout centuries, by the best authors.
I prefer to read again the fascinating memories of a true Venetian, Giacomo Casanova:
"I discovered that a man imprisoned by himself can have no occupations. Alone in a gloomy cell where he only sees the fellow who brings his food once a day, where he cannot walk upright, he is the most wretched of men. He would like to be in hell, if he believes in it, for the sake of the company."
"Story of My Flight from the prisons of the Venetian Republic." (1787)
The book was written in French, which was the dominant language in the upper class at the time; it is a real thriller.
The prison from the Palazzo Ducale can be visited with the normal non guided tour. The roof cells of the Piombi (lead) where Casanova was imprisoned until he escaped through the roof can only be visited with the "secret itinerary" guided tour.
Le logiciel VT me demande d'écrire une INTRO sur Venise alors que tout a déjà été écrit sur, dans et autour de Venise, depuis des siècles et par les meilleurs auteurs.
Alors devant la vanité de vouloir encore écrire un "machin" de plus je préfère relire les passionnantes mémoires d'un vrai Vénitien Giacomo Casanova:
"Histoire de ma fuite des prisons de la République de Venise qu'on appelle les Plombs."
Un magnifique thriller publié en Français, la langue des classes supérieures et de la diplomatie de l'époque (1787). |
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Nemorino Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:11 UTC
Me again, coming back to read the interesting updates that you have added to this page in the past year. Glad to hear that the beautiful Ca' d' Oro has now been restored. And I still like the picture of Giacomo Casanova on your Venice intro page! | hunterV Sun Jan 18, 2009 18:35 UTC
Great stories, thanx! Discoveries never end! | globetrekker_airen Tue Nov 6, 2007 12:11 UTC
Nice Venice travel page :) cheers :) | scottishvisitor Fri Sep 28, 2007 18:45 UTC
I see you encountered blue skies and many tourists in Venice :) I smiled at the thought of a bulldozer or tank crossing the crowded bridge = enjoyed my virtual tour |
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