As a great commercial and industrial city Venice attracted people from all over the world, which contributed to the cosmopolitan nature of the city. German merchants were housed in the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, located in the Rialto, the commercial heart of Venice. They provided Venice with necessities such as silver, copper, iron and gold. Germans also worked as bakers, tailors and silk spinners. The Turks, residing in a similar Fondaco were tolerated because of their trading skills, however they remained under suspicion often being at war with Venice and so the Venetians restricted their freedom. The Jews, as moneylenders were vital to Venetian trade and territorial expansion. They lived in the Ghetto and were tolerated for their ability to finance the Venetian Empire. As part of the Venetian empire, Greeks and Dalmatians were allowed more freedom than other foreigners. Seamen from Greece and Dalmatia moved to Venice permanently and were recruited for the Venetian galleys as free men. The Greek community was composed of mariners, scholars and merchants. The Greek language was widely studied in Venice and Greek Scholars were regarded highly. The Dalmatians were a source of labour to the Venetians but they were assimilated into Venetian society and became the only non-Venetians to have their own Scuole, the Scuole degli Schiavoni. Foreign artisans were encouraged to settle in Venice through tax incentives and foreign craftsmen taught new manufacturing techniques. Slaves from the Russian north and Africa added diversity to this cosmopolitan mix. Venetian society, prior to its expansion, was primarily an homogenous society. With the advent of the Empire, society became cosmopolitan and diverse, more culturally enriched and the economy prospered.
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The acquisition of Dalmatia marked the beginning of Venice's expansion and rise to empire. Dalmatia served as a base for operations in the Adriatic and beyond.
Rise of Venice 1. ... This is because these innovations attracted more traders to Venice. ... As innovative practices increased the efficiency of business services and attracted more traders to Venice, contributing to its rise, it is one of the main reasons for the rise of Venice. Fall of Venice 1. ... This cause Venice to lose its monopoly over the spice trade. ...
** The contrast between Belmont and Venice In "The Merchant of Venice" Shakespeare creates an interesting contrast between the mercantile, tumultuous city of Venice and the peaceful, gracious world of Belmont. ... Venice itself was Catholic city and politically independent. ... Another dissimilarity is presented when the scenes shift from Venice to Belmont. ... Belmont in contrast to Shylocks Venice is full of music. ... In Venice, ceremony runs into difficulties. ...
Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice, has often been mistaken as a love story. ... The Merchant of Venice cannot be described solely as a love story. Hatred is very evident throughout The Merchant of Venice. ... Deceit is a recurring issue throughout The Merchant of Venice. ... The Merchant of Venice cannot be described as a love story. ...
The Merchant of Venice is one of the wonderfully exciting plays showing at Bard on the Beach. ... I feel that Mara Gottler captured and brought to life the atmosphere of The Merchant of Venice. ... It would be a pleasure to see where she goes after The Merchant of Venice. ... The Merchant of Venice is a splendid play to watch for all ages. The Merchant of Venice is a "must see" play. ...
The Merchant of Venice is a play both about love and hate. ... Shakespeare demonstrates love in The Merchant of Venice amongst the Christians. ... (Jessica- 3,5,18-9) The Merchant of Venice is set in Italy in Venice and Belmont, representing the two worlds of the play. ... All prejudicial activity takes place in Venice, including the trial. ... Belmont is where the Christians retreat to after their victory over Shylock in Venice. ...
Death in Venice The novel Death in Venice is a direct parallel to the life of Thomas Mann, its author. ... After searching for a ship, he quickly makes for Venice. ... The gondolier is sleazy and rude, which adds to the idea that Venice is decaying. ... He decides to leave Venice. ... He also finds Venice to be trashy and to be overgrown with grass. ...
(Murry, 189) The Merchant of Venice had the sole purpose of being made into a feel-good story. ... The coherence of The Merchant of Venice is not intellectual or psychological." ... (Murry, 203) "The Merchant of Venice is not, and was never intended to be a, realistic problem-play." ... (Murry, 205) DON"T KNOW WHAT TO PUT There are some critics that agree with what John Middleton Murry said of The Merchant of Venice, but others critics such as Alexander Leggatt view The Merchant of Venice as quite different. ... (Leggatt, 154) The Merchant of Venice never really does get order from al...
Death in Venice One of the main techniques Thomas Mann uses to portray, as Cicero would call it, eloquence in his art is to connect his literature to ancient beliefs and characters in Greek mythology. ... Death in Venice has many references to antiquity. ... The story begins in the northern half of Europe (Southern Germany), the more conservative half of the continent and finishes in the South, in where else but Venice, a mystifying city made for the gods. ... However strange, this man in a straw hat lures Aschenbach into a trip to Venice. Aschenbach's spree into Venice is implies t...
A comparison of Death in Venice by Thomas Mann and Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino Solitary individuals often exploit different views on our world, sometimes accompanied by a "disharmonious" way of living, as we can see in these two books. The concept of a distant view on life, is applied in both works, be it Gustav von Aschenbach's artistic dilemma in Death in Venice or Cosimo's escape from rules and regulations by leaving the natural life on the ground, to live beneath the sky yet above the earth, in Baron in the Trees. ... Death in Venice, written by Thomas Mann in 1912, is...
