Giacomo Casanova

Broschiertes Buch

The Story of My Life

Beschreibung

Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was a notorious lover of the Western world. This title contains the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his dabbling in the occult; his imprisonment and escape; and his amorous conquests.

Autor

Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born in Venice, the son of actors who wanted him to become a priest. Instead he had numerous occupations, and is remembered as one of history's great lovers. Stephen Satarelli is a poet and translator of Italian and French literary works. Sophie Hawes is an artist, printmaker, and translator. Gilberto Pizzamiglio is Professor of Italian Literature at the University of Venice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 129mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780140439151
• ISBN-10: 0140439153
• Artikelnr.: 22259873