Conversations with Casanova: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts - Couverture rigide

Parker, Derek

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ISBN 10 : 1786782294 ISBN 13 : 9781786782298

Editeur : Watkins Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Imagined by one of the world's leading experts on Casanova, this fictionalised conversation presents the essential biography of history's most famous lover.

A quiet chat with Casanova turns into a catalogue of racy encounters set in 18th-century Venice and other cities ... and we can even ask questions! You'll find out just how he got himself both in and out of some extremely sticky situations, from debt and imprisonment, to confrontations with jealous husbands and even heartbreak.

Renowned as a great lover and seducer, Casanova was far more than a bed hopping rake. He founded the world's first national lottery, discussed theories of taxation with Frederick the Great, debated the merits of the Gregorian calendar with Catherine the Great, talked theology with Pope Clement XIII, lectured on Horace and Homer, and gave a public recital of his own poem on the Passion of the Christ. He was also an accomplished swindler, an extraordinary wit, a brilliant philosopher, a formidable duellist, and a notable spy.

The impressive scale of Casanova's many gifts - and vices - is brought brilliantly to life in this innovative biography. A concise biographical essay is followed by a scintillating dialogue that is as historically rigorous as it is entertaining. As Dita Von Teese says in her Foreword: "In my most amorous fantasies, I spend languid days and glittering nights with a true 'Casanova'-- a man with a heartfelt passion for life, a thirst for knowledge and adventure, and of course a lust for refined romance." Be seduced by this brilliant book.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Derek Parker is a former chairman of the Society of Authors and a well-known biographer, critic and broadcaster. His books include The Compleat Astrologer (with Julia Parker) and numerous biographies, including those of Casanova, Byron, John Donne, William Lilly, Voltaire and Benvenuto Cellini.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Imagined by one of the world's leading experts on Casanova, this fictionalised conversation presents the essential biography of history's most famous lover. Renowned as a great lover and seducer, Giacomo Casanova was far more than a bed-hopping rake. He founded the world s first national lottery, discussed theories of taxation with Frederick the Great, talked theology with Pope Clement XIII and lectured on Horace and Homer. He was also an accomplished swindler, an extraordinary wit, a brilliant philosopher, a formidable duellist and a notable spy. Imagined by one of the world's leading experts, this innovative biography does full justice to its subject's multi-faceted talents. As Dita Von Teese says in her Foreword: ''In my most amorous fantasies, I spend languid days and glittering nights with a true Casanova a man with a heartfelt passion for life, a thirst for knowledge and adventure, and of course a lust for refined romance.'' Be seduced by this brilliant book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Watkins Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1786782294
• ISBN 13: 9781786782298
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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