Tag: Venice

Venice is a city of splendour. The great seafaring city-state, which sits at the crossroads of east and west having traded with both, became a city of merchants and travellers, bringing in silks, spices, marbles, indigo and jewels. William Logsdail’s portrayal of Venice encapsulates much...

Six months ago I moved to the beautiful city of Venice as an exchange student with the Erasmus program. At first everything seemed to me like a whole different world and very different from what I had been used to. The city’s built and special characteristics make it quite a unique case. As ti...

Carnivals, with their colorful costumes, upbeat music, and street parades, have captured the hearts and imaginations of people for centuries. From Rio de Janeiro’s famous Carnival in Brazil to the elaborate Venetian Carnivals in Italy, these festive events have a rich and fascinating histor...

Portia is generally considered the de facto heroine of William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, while the play’s second-most prominent female character, Shylock’s daughter Jessica, is largely ignored in feminist criticisms of Merchant. This might be due to Porti...