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The Bravo: A Venetian Story

The Bravo: A Venetian Story - Paperback

by James Fenimore Cooper
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Availability:In StockContributor:James Fenimore Cooper, Lance Schachterle, James A. SappenfieldSeries:Writings of James Fenimore CooperPublish date:2024-01-02Pages:548
Languages:EnglishPublisher:State University of New York PressISBN-13:9781438494975ISBN-10:1438494971UPC:9781438494975Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Historical, FantasySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.23 inchesWeight:1.76Product ID:SCQDS15YNF
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:State University of New York PressISBN-13:9781438494975ISBN-10:1438494971UPC:9781438494975Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Historical, FantasySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.23 inchesWeight:1.76Product ID:SCQDS15YNF

Lance Schachterle is Professor of English in the Department of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. James A. Sappenfield was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Kay Seymour House was Professor of English at San Francisco State University and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Writings of James Fenimore Cooper from 1990 to 2002. Anna Scannavini is Associate Professor Emerita of American Literature at the University of L'Aquila.


Publisher: State University of New York Press

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James Fenimore Cooper, Lance Schachterle, James A. Sappenfield

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James Fenimore Cooper

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