Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
Candia – Daily Life in Venetian Crete in Zuanne Papadopoli’s L’Occio (1690s) / Tagliaferri, F.V. - In: Twelve Cities – One Sea Early Modern Mediterranean Port Cities and their Inhabitants / [a cura di] Giovanni Tarantino; Paola von Wyss-Giacosa. - Napoli : Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2023. - ISBN 978-88-495-5369-7. - pp. 177-191
Abstract:
The 1669 loss of Candia, present-day Heraklion and Venice’s last stronghold on
Crete, was a decisive turning point in the Mediterranean political and military
balance of the early modern era in a context inherently traversed by intercon-
nections between Latins, Greeks and Muslims. Despite the strong elements of
continuity between life during Venetian and Ottoman rule, it is undeniable that
material and cultural practices related to political administration and religion in-
troduced new and rupturing elements to the cityscape. This chapter aims to ana-
lyse the perceived disruption of everyday life brought about first by the Ottoman
siege of the island and then by the exile status of one of its inhabitants, Zuanne
Papadopoli. An intriguing embodiment of Veneto-Cretan culture, Papadopoli
was a member of the local nobility of non-Venetian descent that had become
an integral part of the Venetian administration in Crete. His memoirs, which go
under the title L’Occio (Idleness), are the source employed in this paper, a valu-
able ‘micro-historical’ gateway to the author’s mindset and experience. Through
comparison and visualisation, the chapter shows how Papadopoli stands at the
intersection of micro- and macro-history, becoming a chronicler of excellence of
everyday life in Candia around the mid-seventeenth century.
Crete, was a decisive turning point in the Mediterranean political and military
balance of the early modern era in a context inherently traversed by intercon-
nections between Latins, Greeks and Muslims. Despite the strong elements of
continuity between life during Venetian and Ottoman rule, it is undeniable that
material and cultural practices related to political administration and religion in-
troduced new and rupturing elements to the cityscape. This chapter aims to ana-
lyse the perceived disruption of everyday life brought about first by the Ottoman
siege of the island and then by the exile status of one of its inhabitants, Zuanne
Papadopoli. An intriguing embodiment of Veneto-Cretan culture, Papadopoli
was a member of the local nobility of non-Venetian descent that had become
an integral part of the Venetian administration in Crete. His memoirs, which go
under the title L’Occio (Idleness), are the source employed in this paper, a valu-
able ‘micro-historical’ gateway to the author’s mindset and experience. Through
comparison and visualisation, the chapter shows how Papadopoli stands at the
intersection of micro- and macro-history, becoming a chronicler of excellence of
everyday life in Candia around the mid-seventeenth century.
Tipologia CRIS:
Capitolo/Saggio
Elenco autori:
Tagliaferri, Filomena Viviana
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Titolo del libro:
Twelve Cities – One Sea Early Modern Mediterranean Port Cities and their Inhabitants