The city of Venice; Italy; has been subjected to periodic flooding; or acqua alta; for centuries. Venice Shall Rise Again presents a unique proposition to halt this flooding. Based on years of work and experiment; experts Gambolati and Teatini describe an innovative yet technologically simple; economically inexpensive; and environmentally friendly project to raise Venice by 25-30 cm over ten years by injecting seawater into 650-1000 m deep geological formations. This project would be conducted under conditions of absolute safety; stability and integrity conserving the unique artistic and architectural patrimony of this deeply beloved city. Beginning with a brief history of the Venetian Republic; Venice Shall Rise Again addresses the actions undertaken by Venice to protect the city and the lagoon from the sea and land attack for more than a millennium; including the MoSE project; a system of mobile barriers presently under construction. Detailed in its engineering details and ideas; but with enough background information and context to help the interested reader understand the concepts; this book will be of interest to all readers concerned about the fate of Venice.Provides a history of the technical measures taken by the Venetian Republic to preserve the lagoon and the city or VeniceDetails technical specifications of a new method to secure Venice against periodic flooding
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Royal MM RomanceBy Christopher (o.d.c.)Enter QUEEN ISABELLA and the younger MORTIMER.Y. Mor. Fair Isabel; now have we our desire;The proud corrupters of the light-braind kingHave done their homage to the lofty gallows;And he himself lies in captivity.Be ruld by me; and we will rule the realm:In any case take heed of childish fear;For now we hold an old wolf by the ears;That; if he slip; will seize upon us both;And gripe the sorer; being gripd himself.Christopher Marlowe brought something to the Elizabethan stage which it had lacked: nothing less than genius. First of all; for iambic pentameter so rhythmic and vigorous (Ben Jonson called it "Marlowes mighty line"); it almost reads itself; which is one reason the occasional formatting slip and lack of notes in this Gutenberg edition are barely noticeable.Shakespeare took much from Marlowe. From this play; the dramatic compression of historical events. But Shakespeare in his plays at least; never portrayed a mans passionate love for another man as boldly as Marlowe does here:Enter GAVESTON. K. Edw. My Gaveston! Welcome to Tynmouth! welcome to thy friend!Thy absence made me droop and pine away;For; as the lovers of fair Danaeuml;;When she was lockd up in a brazen tower;Desird her more; and waxd outrageous;So did it fare with me: and now thy sightIs sweeter far than was thy parting henceBitter and irksome to my sobbing heart.Gav. Sweet lord and king; your speech preventeth mine;Yet have I words left to express my joy:The shepherd; nipt with biting winters rage;Frolics not more to see the painted springThan I do to behold your majesty.The depiction of Edwards degradation and murder in the last act was years ahead of its time. The villain Lightborn is truly Jacobean. That this pitiable scene is otherwise surrounded by camp proves that Marlowe knew (instinctively?) when to sink it. It was a pleasure to re-read this after many years.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Very Interesting Play Both To Read And For StudyBy FCD117I liked reading this play very much. The play was composed by Christopher Marlowe. Marlowe was a contemporary of Shakespeare. Marlowe seems to have led a complicated life and died young under questionable circumstances.Marlowe and other playwrights including Shakespeare influenced each other. It is this that makes Marlowes plays interesting to me. I also found this play quite readable compared to some of Shakespeares plays; at least his later plays; for which I often need study guides.As I do with other plays; I read the script and then downloaded an audio version. I listened to the audio version and enjoyed the entire exercise very much. This has also added much to my studying of Shakespeare. Thank You.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great play; horrible formattingBy MelissaOf course; Edward the Second is a wonderful play. I realize that I downloaded the free version; but it wasnt broken up into acts or scenes; and some parts were lumped together instead of written like a play. It was hard to figure out who was talking often because of the abbreviations used for speakers names. It got the job done; but it was hard to read during class because of this. If youre reading this because of a class; it might be easier to buy the paperback copy; or look up the ending points of each act and mark them on the digital copy; which was what I did.