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xix, 519 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
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"The remarkable story of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), an impoverished abandoned boy who became the notorious libertine, famous writer, and correspondent with figures such as Voltaire, Louis XV, and Catherine the Great in decadent 18th-century Europe."--Provided by publisher.
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vii, 422 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
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"This book aims to tell the quite sensational story of Casanova's life in greater depth, and with fuller use of his writings and modern commentaries, than has previously been done. It's not "new" in the sense of locating hitherto unknown material, and it doesn't advance any theoretical agenda. Instead it is a comprehensive reconsideration of the issues involved in the story of someone who was not only a serial seducer -- with disturbing implications...
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