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The Bravo
- A Venetian Story
Engelsk Paperback
The Bravo
- A Venetian Story
Engelsk Paperback

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A novel of early eighteenth-century Venice that Cooper called "in spirit, the most American book I ever wrote."

The Bravo (1831) takes place in early eighteenth-century Venice, when the "Serene Republic" had lost much of its glory, leaving its oligarchs struggling to hold on to their family wealth by manipulating the government and people through secret councils and a figure-head doge. In 1844, Cooper called it "in spirit, the most American book I ever wrote" because of its depiction of the masses duped by demagoguery and the attempts of Congress to rein in President Jackson, who Cooper saw as representing the popular will. In the novel, the low-born hero, Jacopo Frontoni, is forced to become an agent of the state because his unjustly imprisoned father languishes in the infamous state prison. On the last page, Jacopo is executed as a scapegoat for the crimes attributed to him of which he is innocent, rendering his beloved insane. Only in a subplot does a noble couple escape Venice to enjoy marriage.

The present text is based on all extant manuscript witnesses (including a lengthy deleted section) and offers extensive explanatory notes.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
548
ISBN-13:
9781438494975
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1438494971
Udg. Dato:
2 jan 2024
Længde:
34mm
Bredde:
230mm
Højde:
152mm
Forlag:
State University of New York Press
Oplagsdato:
2 jan 2024
Forfatter(e):
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