Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents 3
3. Illustrations 8
4. Figures 9
5. Tables 10
6. Abbreviations and Citations 12
7. Preface 15
8. Part One. Marking Time
9. 1. Venice's Years 21
10. 2. Calendrical Markers and Their Cultural Foundations 38
11. 3. Venice's Days and Hours 54
12. Part Two. Using Time
13. 4. Theatrical Culture and Theatrical Time 87
14. 5. Theatrical Periods and Seasons 115
15. 6. Theatrical Specialization by Period 151
16. 7. Seasonal Reciprocity 176
17. 8. Season and Genre 206
18. 9. Season and Genre from the Middle Ages to Today 237
19. Part Three. Telling Time
20. 10. Time According to the Eagles 267
21. 11. The Chronicles of the Moles 304
22. 12. New Times, New Tellers 346
23. Sources Cited 359
24. General Index 375
25. Index of Musical Works 391