The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete
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Giacomo Casanova’s incomplete autobiography details his life as a Venetian adventurer and social figure in the 18th century. Written between 1789 and 1798, the memoir spans his experiences up to 1774, covering a broad range of topics including his childhood, clerical career in Naples, military service, and various travels across Europe. The narrative also examines Casanova's encounters with notable figures such as Voltaire and his involvement in events across cities like Paris, Venice, Milan, and Holland. Composed in French rather than Casanova's native Italian, the text reflects his cosmopolitan background and engagement with the intellectual and social currents of the period. Its manuscript journey, marked by censorship and wartime survival, delayed publication until 1960, and the work remains notable for its candid portrayal of 18th-century European society and the author's adventurous life.
The autobiography consists of twelve volumes, amounting to over a million words, and includes episodes that span Casanova’s personal, social, and political experiences during the Enlightenment era. It provides a detailed account of his interactions with various social classes, his romantic pursuits, and his reflections on the cultural milieu of the time. The work serves as a significant primary source for understanding both Casanova’s life and the broader societal context of the 18th century.
The autobiography consists of twelve volumes, amounting to over a million words, and includes episodes that span Casanova’s personal, social, and political experiences during the Enlightenment era. It provides a detailed account of his interactions with various social classes, his romantic pursuits, and his reflections on the cultural milieu of the time. The work serves as a significant primary source for understanding both Casanova’s life and the broader societal context of the 18th century.
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may outrage readers also offended by Chaucer, La Fontaine, Rabelais and The Old Testament. D.W.] CONTENTS CASANOVA AT DUX TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE AUTHOR’S PREFACE THE MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA EPISODE 1 — CHILDHOOD EPISODE 2 — CLERIC IN NAPLES EPISODE 3 — MILITARY CAREER EPISODE 4 — RETURN TO VENICE EPISODE 5 — MILAN AND MANTUA EPISODE 6 — PARIS EPISODE 7 — VENICE EPISODE 8 — CONVENT AFFAIRS EPISODE 9 — THE FALSE NUN EPISODE 10 — UNDER THE LEADS EPISODE 11 — PARIS AND HOLLAND EPISODE 12 — RETURN TO PARIS EPISODE 13 — HOLLAND AND GERMANY EPISODE 14 — SWITZERLAND EPISODE 15 — WITH VOLTAIRE EPISODE 16 — DEPART SWITZERLAND EPISODE 17 — RETURN TO ITALY EPISODE 18—RETURN TO NAPLES EPISODE 19 — BACK AGAIN TO PARIS EPISODE 20 — MILAN EPISODE 21 — SOUTH OF FRANCE EPISODE 21 — TO LONDON EPISODE 23—THE ENGLISH EPISODE 24 — FLIGHT FROM LONDON TO BERLIN EPISODE 25 — RUSSIA AND POLAND EPISODE 26 — SPAIN EPISODE 27 — EXPELLED FROM SPAIN EPISODE 28 — RETURN TO ROME EPISODE 29 — FLORENCE TO TRIESTE EPISODE 30 — OLD AGE AND DEATH OF CASANOVA APPENDIX AND SUPPLEMENT I — CASANOVA’S RETURN TO VENICE II — RELATIONS WITH THE INQUISITORS III — FRANCESCA BUSCHINI IV — PUBLICATIONS V — MLLE—— X—— . . . C—— . . . V——. . . VI — LAST DAYS AT VENICE I — 1783-1785 II — PARIS III — VIENNA IV — LETTERS FROM FRANCESCA V — LAST DAYS AT VIENNA I — THE CASTLE AT DUX II — LETTERS FROM FRANCESCA III — CORRESPONDENCE AND ACTIVITIES IV — CORRESPONDENCE WITH JEAN-FERDINAND OPIZ V — PUBLICATIONS VI — SUMMARY of MY LIFE VII — LAST DAYS AT DUX Illustrations Bookcover 1 Titlepage 1 CASANOVA AT DUX An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons I The Memoirs of Casanova, though they have enjoyed the popularity of a bad reputation, have never had justice done to them by serious students of literature, of life, and of history. One English writer, indeed, Mr. Havelock Ellis, has realised that ‘there are few more delightful books in the world,’ and he has analysed them in an essay on Casanova, published in Affirmations, with extreme care and remarkable subtlety. But this essay stands alone, at all events in English, as an attempt to take Casanova seriously, to show him in his relation…
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