The Modern Scholar: A History of Venice: Queen of the Seas

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The Modern Scholar: A History of Venice: Queen of the Seas

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Course OverviewRenowned professor Thomas F. Madden focuses his expertise on what has been called the most beautiful city in the world—Venice. In these lectures, Professor Madden explains how the city on the lagoon was established by refugees escaping the onslaught of northern “barbarians” invading the crumbling Roman Empire. Through its history, Venice housed the world’s leading merchants, thrived as a maritime powerhouse, and developed into an independent republic not unlike the present United States. Venice draws millions of visitors each year, and these lectures shed light on why the city is such a continual source of fascination. Course SyllabusLecture 1 Refugees of the Lagoon: The Origins of VeniceLecture 2 Coming of Age: The Expansion of Venetian PowerLecture 3 In a Dangerous WorldLecture 4 In the Age of the CrusadesLecture 5 A Merchant Republic in a Feudal Age: Political Reform in Medieval VeniceLecture 6 Birth of a Maritime Empire: Venice and the Fourth CrusadeLecture 7 Birth of Modern Finance in VeniceLecture 8 The Rise of Venice: Prosperity and Power in the West and EastLecture 9 A Time of Wars: The Thirteenth and Fourteenth CenturiesLecture 10 A New World: The Fall of Byzantium and the Rise of the RenaissanceLecture 11 A Medieval Republic in a Modern World: The Decline and Fall of VeniceLecture 12 The Grand Tour and CarnevaleLecture 13 The Empty House: Venice and the State of ItalyLecture 14 Modern Venice

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Language Eng
Publisher Recorded Books, LLC
Published January 1, 2010
ISBN 9662994
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Thomas F. Madden writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Thomas F. Madden lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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