{"product_id":"the-bravo-a-venetian-story-paperback","title":"The Bravo: A Venetian Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Fenimore Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLance Schachterle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames A. Sappenfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel of early eighteenth-century Venice that Cooper called \"in spirit, the most American book I ever wrote.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bravo\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present text is based on all extant manuscript witnesses (including a lengthy deleted section) and offers extensive explanatory notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLance Schachterle \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English in the Department of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. \u003cb\u003eJames A. Sappenfield \u003c\/b\u003ewas Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. \u003cb\u003eKay Seymour House \u003c\/b\u003ewas 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. \u003cb\u003eAnna Scannavini \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor Emerita of American Literature at the University of L'Aquila.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 548\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408396304562,"sku":"9781438494975","price":72.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/AH6-TY5j5w9781438494975.webp?v=1782828457","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-bravo-a-venetian-story-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}