Watermark: An Essay on Venice
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"Watermark: An Essay on Venice" is Joseph Brodsky’s lyrical, meditative book-length essay that blends memoir, travel writing, and philosophical reflection on the city of Venice, especially as experienced in winter.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay ⓘ lyrical essay ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Italy
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Veneto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Brodsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
Venice in winter
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personal impressions of Venice ⓘ philosophical reflections on place ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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philosophical essay ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Venetian architecture
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Venetian culture ⓘ Venetian landscape ⓘ experience of winter in Venice ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
architecture
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art ⓘ exile ⓘ identity ⓘ light ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ perception ⓘ place ⓘ time ⓘ water ⓘ winter ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | poetic prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of memoir and travel writing
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evocative description of Venice ⓘ philosophical meditation on city and self ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Collected Poems in English
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Less Than One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingSeason | winter ⓘ |
| structure | series of vignettes ⓘ |
| tone |
lyrical
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meditative ⓘ |
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