Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy
by Kelly, Ian
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 158542658X
- ISBN 13
- 9781585426584
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Synopsis
In Casanova , noted author Ian Kelly traces the life of Giacomo Casanova, a man whose very name is synonymous with sensuality, seduction and sexual prowess. But Casanova was more than just a great lover. A businessman, diplomat, spy, and philosopher, he authored more than twenty books, including a translation of The Iliad . Confidant to many infamous characters—including Madame de Pompadour, Voltaire, and Catherine the Great—Casanova was undoubtedly charismatic. But how exactly did he seduce himself into infamy? In this richly drawn portrait, Casanova emerges as very much a product of eighteenth-century Venice. He reveled in its commedia del arte and Kelly posits that his successes as both a libertine and a libertarian grew from his careful study of its artifice and illusion. Food, travel, sex: Casanova’s great passions are timeless ones and Kelly brings to life in full flavor the grandeur of his exploits. He also articulates the fascinating personal philosophy that inspired Casanova’s quest to bed all manner of women. A riveting look at the life of the most legendary lover of all time, this is destined to become the definitive biography of Giacomo Casanova.
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- Bookseller
- Open Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000689345
- Title
- Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy
- Author
- Kelly, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 158542658X
- ISBN 13
- 9781585426584
- Publisher
- Tarcher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 10/16/2008 12:00:01
- Size
- 1.4000 in x 9.1000 in x 6.1000 i
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book;
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- 1.4000 lb