Synopses & Reviews
The definitive manual for the hopeless Venetophile.
Love of Venice can strike anyone, not just romantic wusses. Among the toughies with serious cases were Lord Byron, Richard Wagner, Ezra Pound, and Ernest Hemingway. Symptoms include:
- Wishing that the movie stars in films set in Venice would move aside so that you can get a better view of the scenery.
- Wondering why people ask if you had good weather when you were there as if rain could dampen your love.
- Thinking that people who go to Tuscany or Provence must be nuts.
- Believing that the Per San Marco street sign with arrows pointing in opposite directions makes perfect sense.
- Consoling yourself when you leave by remembering the generations of Venetian merchants who, as they were borne away from Venice, vowed to be back as soon as they had more money.
There is no cure for this affliction. This is a guide to managing it. 35 illustrations.
Review
"Neither travel guide nor memoir, this paean to Venice is diverting enough, but Martin flits across topics too quickly to enlighten. Her observations are usually interesting, frequently enlightening, and always amusing, though at times too fey." Library Journal
Synopsis
Wishing that the movie stars in films set in Venice would move aside so that you can get a better view of the scenery Wondering why people ask if you had good weather when you were thereas if rain could dampen your love Thinking that people who go to Tuscany or Provence must be nuts Believing that the -Per San Marco- street sign with arrows pointing in opposite directions makes perfect sense Consoling yourself when you leave by remembering the generations of Venetian merchants who, as they were borne away from Venice, vowed to be back as soon as they had more money There is no cure for this affliction. This is a guide to managing it.
Synopsis
Love of Venice can strike anyone, not just romantic wusses. Among the toughies with serious cases were Lord Byron, Richard Wagner, Ezra Pound, and Ernest Hemingway. Symptoms include:
Wishing that the movie stars in films set in Venice would move aside so that you can get a better view of the scenery.
Wondering why people ask if you had good weather when you were thereas if rain could dampen your love.
Thinking that people who go to Tuscany or Provence must be nuts.
Believing that the Per San Marco street sign with arrows pointing in opposite directions makes perfect sense.
Consoling yourself when you leave by remembering the generations of Venetian merchants who, as they were borne away from Venice, vowed to be back as soon as they had more money.
There is no cure for this affliction. This is a guide to managing it
About the Author
Martin has become the best known etiquette in the country. Her thrice-weekly syndicated column appears in over 200 North American newspapers, and she is called on regularly by all media to put the civility slant on news.
Denker is Curator of Prints and Drawings at The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.