Alberto Tenenti (1924–2002)
Author of Fischer Weltgeschichte, Bd.12, Die Grundlegung der modernen Welt
Works by Alberto Tenenti
Erasmo 4 copies
Credenze, ideologie, libertinismi tra Medioevo ed eta moderna — Author — 2 copies
L.B. Alberti and Pio ii 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1924
- Date of death
- 2002
- Gender
- male
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- Italy
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- Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy
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- Tuscany, Italy
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This was definitely a dissertation converted into a book. The chapters are brief, and well researched, but if you're not at least passably familiar with Venetian history, you probably won't finish this one.
Tenenti first addresses the various kinds of pirates that stalked Venetian waters. There were the Uskoks, who, from 1540-1640, made their base in Segna and antagonized the Turks. Venice had a delicate truce with the Turks, making this situation particularly difficult. Then there were the show more Barbary Corsairs, who patrolled the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic, outrunning the Church-sponsored Knights of St. John, St. Stephen and Malta. Then around 1580 the English and the Dutch arrived. Queen Elizabeth I and the Dutch Republic were against Spain, putting Venice in Spanish cross-hairs. And as we know, Elizabeth was very fond of her pirates. In 1603, it was said, Venice lost 8 million ducats to Spanish aggression.
What is fascinating though is the cultural diversity of pirate crews and the sundry goods they carried. For example, "the aggressor was an English ship, flying a Dutch flag, but with an English and Turkish crew." They carried cotton, grapes, soap, mirrors, rice, flax, slaves of various backgrounds...not exactly the popular perception of pirate booty.
The English pirates were the biggest thorn among them though. Alongside the Turks and the Spanish navy patrolling the Mediterranea, I can understand why Venice struggled so. But Tenenti neglects to discuss the Arsenale. The Venetians had a massive assembly line for constructing ships. Convoys of 200 ships could sail from Venice every 2 months. Honestly it's how Venice actually managed to stay afloat and fight back. I don't understand how a whole chapter wasn't dedicated to it. Tenenti also assumes much from the reader and most names were just that. Names. Without context the book can be tough to follow. I'll be keeping it as a reference. show less
Tenenti first addresses the various kinds of pirates that stalked Venetian waters. There were the Uskoks, who, from 1540-1640, made their base in Segna and antagonized the Turks. Venice had a delicate truce with the Turks, making this situation particularly difficult. Then there were the show more Barbary Corsairs, who patrolled the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic, outrunning the Church-sponsored Knights of St. John, St. Stephen and Malta. Then around 1580 the English and the Dutch arrived. Queen Elizabeth I and the Dutch Republic were against Spain, putting Venice in Spanish cross-hairs. And as we know, Elizabeth was very fond of her pirates. In 1603, it was said, Venice lost 8 million ducats to Spanish aggression.
What is fascinating though is the cultural diversity of pirate crews and the sundry goods they carried. For example, "the aggressor was an English ship, flying a Dutch flag, but with an English and Turkish crew." They carried cotton, grapes, soap, mirrors, rice, flax, slaves of various backgrounds...not exactly the popular perception of pirate booty.
The English pirates were the biggest thorn among them though. Alongside the Turks and the Spanish navy patrolling the Mediterranea, I can understand why Venice struggled so. But Tenenti neglects to discuss the Arsenale. The Venetians had a massive assembly line for constructing ships. Convoys of 200 ships could sail from Venice every 2 months. Honestly it's how Venice actually managed to stay afloat and fight back. I don't understand how a whole chapter wasn't dedicated to it. Tenenti also assumes much from the reader and most names were just that. Names. Without context the book can be tough to follow. I'll be keeping it as a reference. show less
Pues es un buen ejemplo de los estudios típicos de la Escuela de los Annales. Aunque externamente sigue el esquema clásico de "Los hechos" y luego los "elementos del dossier y estado de la cuestión", en la creencia un poco ingenua de que la primera parte sería totalmente objetiva, dejando las discusiones para la segunda, en realidad Tenenti trata de lo que quiere tratar. Por eso es evidente su incomodidad en los asuntos de las luchas sociales, y tampoco acierta a ser suficientemente show more claro para explicar la evolución institucional (muy complicada, es verdad) de Florencia de mediados del siglo XIV a mediados del XV; por cierto, que, pese al título, en realidad trata del primer gobierno de los Médici y termina con la aparición de Savonarola, declarando que la segunda etapa medicea, la que abarcará casi todo el Antiguo Régimen toscano, no la va a tratar. El caso es que el autor italiano se mueve con mucha más soltura en el terreno de la historia cultural, es decir, de las implicaciones sociales de la historia del arte, el pensamiento y la literatura. Hay que reconocer que, en el momento de aparición de la obra, esto era una novedad y en verdad Tenenti apenas apunta algunas ideas, bastante luminosas, eso sí. Quizá el mejor mérito de esta obra sea mostrarnos el camino que nos lleva a entender el arte y la cultura como un producto de su tiempo, vinculado a los avatares del momento, e incluso un buen instrumento de análisis de la sociedad, y no como la erudición sobre un grupo de hombres privilegiados y separados del resto de los mortales. Yo creo que nunca es así pero, desde luego, no lo era en la Florencia tardomedieval. show less
obra que intenta cubrir un periodo muy extenso de la história moderna. Por esta razón lo encuentro poco detallista, a veces muy reflexivo y en otras simplemente anecdótico. Por otra parte el estilo literario del autor es a veces muy denso y difícil de seguir sino se tiene una preparación previa de esta época. Poco conveniente para no iniciados. Desde luego no se parece en nada a expertos de la misma época como John Elliot infinitamente más ameno y didáctico a la vez.
Sep 8, 2018Catalan
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