Essays about: "venice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the word venice.

1. 1. Unlocking Poliphilo’s Dream: Towards a digital scholarly edition of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Efthymia Priki; [2024]
   Keywords : Hypnerotomachia Poliphili; digital scholarly edition; early modern books; reception studies;

   Abstract : Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is a fifteenth-century illustrated incunabulum first published in 1499 by Aldo Manuzio in Venice. It delivers the story of two lovers separated by death but united in a dream; in fact, the entire book is a complex, multi-layered dream narrative which gradually unfolds through the interaction between text and image, inviting readers to engage with its rich content in a playful manner. READ MORE

3. 2. Sink or Swim: Sea Level Rise Adaptation in Venice, Italy : A case of citizen non-participation

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Jesper Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : civic capacity; climate change; Gioia methodology; MOSE; project development; public involvement;

   Abstract : Due to global warming, sea levels will irreversibly continue to rise around the world throughout this century. Therefore, coastal urban communities will need to adapt to new environmental challenges, such as more frequent and intense flood events. READ MORE

4. 3. Racial Prejudices as Societal Norms: Utilizing Genre Pedagogy to Help Students Work with William Shakespeare’s 'Othello'

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Malek Habejbek; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay examines racial attitudes in Elizabethan England to re-read Shakespeare’s Othello with an emphasis on the characters Roderigo, Iago, Brabantio, the Duke of Venice, and Emilia. It also looks at the historical background of blackface and how it contributed to racism. READ MORE

5. 4. The effect of taper on pile shaft bearing capacity : Finite element analysis of a tapered wooden pile in sulfate soil

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

   Author : Jonathan Lindström; [2023]
   Keywords : Pile; taper; timber piles; wooden piles; sulphide soil; sulfate soil; tapered piles;

   Abstract : he usage of piles, especially wooden piles, have been going on for thousands of years in construction and foundation reinforcements. Sometimes this was done temporary like the Romans who used wooden piles to construct bridges in Britain, or more permanently like the piles upon which the floating city of Venice stands. READ MORE

6. 5. CRITICAL APPROACHES TO THE DIFFICULTIES OF ATTRIBUTION AND DATING OF FRANCESCO GUARDI’S VEDUTE

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Lena Elisabeth Beckman Rietz; [2022]
   Keywords : Francesco Guardi; attribution; vedute; connoisseurship; iconography; style; technical art history; topography; Venice; workshop; art history;

   Abstract : The Venetian veduta or view, became popular in the Settecento when Venice had turned into a regular stop on the Grand Tour. The foreign market’s interest in vedute, prompted Venetian artists to follow in Canaletto’s path. Francesco Guardi (1712-1793) is today famous for such views, and his paintings hang in museums around the world. READ MORE