Casanova : actor, spy, lover, priest / Ian Kelly.
Casanova : actor, spy, lover, priest / Ian Kelly.
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Publisher
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N940.25309/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 403 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents
Prelude: the Teatro del Mundo -- Introduzione: The Opera Buffa called Venice -- Act I -- I. The Calle della Commedia, 1725-1734 -- II. At School in Padua 1734-8 -- III. I Become a Preacher, 1739-41 -- IV. Enter Lucia, Nanetta and Marta, 1741-3 -- V. Seminarian No More, 1743 -- Intermezzo: Casanova a...
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Publisher
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Giacomo Casanova was one of the most beguiling and controversial individuals of his or any age. Braggart or perfect lover? Conman or genius? He made and lost fortunes, founded state lotteries, wrote forty-two books, and 3600 pages of memoirs recording the tastes and smells of the years before the French Revolution - as well, of course, as his affa...
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Casanova : actor, spy, lover, priest / Ian Kelly.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-388) and index.
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N940.25309/3
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74VMbxMJ5lrO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbxMJ5lrO
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ISBN
9780340922149 (hbk.)
0340922141 (hbk.)
DDC
940.253092
MMS ID
991000938369702626
