Rilke's Venice

BIRGIT HAUSTEDT taught German Literature at the University of Salerno and works as a freelance writer in Hamburg. She is the author of several books on Italian and German cities.STEPHEN BROWN is a playwright, translator, and cultural critic.

‘Combines careful exegesis of Rilke’s writing – in particular his reflections on paintings – with detailed historical background and eyewitness accounts of the six sestièri’

• Introduction // 1WALK NUMBER ONE // 13Living, loving and writing on the Zattere and in Palazzo Valmarana WALK NUMBER TWO // 31Through Venice's flood of picturesWALK NUMBER THREE // 37The Piazza, Saint Mark's, the Doge's Palace and a picture by Carpaccio in the Museo CorrerWALK NUMBER FOUR // 49The Arsenal, Scuola Dalmata di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Campo Santa Maria Formosa and the Pinacoteca Querini-StampaliaWALK NUMBER FIVE // 61The GhettoWALK NUMBER SIX // 81A Tintoretto in the Madonna dell'Orto Church and a poem by RilkeWALK NUMBER SEVEN // 89Behind the backdrop - Palaces on the Grand CanalWALK NUMBER EIGHT // 103The 'Garden of Eden' on la GiudeccaWALK NUMBER NINE // 109The LidoWALK NUMBER TEN // 117Sestiere San Polo, the Frari Church and Ca'RezzonicoWALK NUMBER ELEVEN // 127Farewell: San Giorgio Maggiore Places to See // 135Notes // 149Further Reading // 159