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Abstract
At its height, the Venetian Republic extended from Verona to Candia, and from Cyprus to Adrianople. A Byzantine protectorate at first, Venice later became a republic with expansionist ambitions. At the head of its government was a Doge, but when it came to political sway the true authority lay in the hands of old noble families‒‒the oligarchy. In 1508, the Cambrai League waged war against Venice to curb its inflated colonial enterprises. The Venetians lost the war but miraculously survived the heavy defeat, which prompted them to seek the creation of a regional incubator in England for their political methods and ruling system.
This research traces the influence of the Venetian Republic on English society, politics and religion from the fourteenth to late eighteenth centuries by examining English poetry written over this period. Chapter 1 demonstrates the historical conflict between Venice and the Roman Catholic Church. The influence of Goliardic songs on fourteenth-century English poetry is also highlighted. Chapter 2 outlines the Venetian constitution and political system, and scrutinises English poetry written in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Chapter 3 explores the detrimental impact of Venetian ideology on English society and culture during the Renaissance and the eighteenth century.