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Casanova: The Man Who Really Loved Women Book

It seems that Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) wasn't really a Casanova after all ... or, rather, not according to the contemporary definition of the word. Belgian psychoanalyst Lydia Flem presents a bold new interpretation of Casanova's life as seen through his 12-volume History of My Life (incredibly, it's incomplete), excerpts from which are sprinkled liberally throughout the text of her book Casanova. Yes, it's true, the man dedicated his life to the pursuit of happiness, but he also once declared that "to be happy, it seems to me one needs only a library." And far from being a serial seducer who conquered women only to abandon them, he treated women as intellectual equals, was almost never the one to initiate a breakup, and remained friends with many of his former lovers. Flem's insights into Casanova's life--and his memories of that life--are delivered in lively prose that moves quickly without skimping on intelligence. --Ron HoganRead More

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  • Product Description

    A deliciously entertaining account of Casanova's adventures and many accomplishments.

    In this fascinating interpretation of Casanova's notorious History of My Life, Lydia Flem discerns the pattern that enabled a sickly Venetian baby to become the audacious, gallant Casanova, the man who flung himself into experience without asking for anything in return but that most scandalous of all rewards--pleasure. By interspersing her own witty narrative with quotations from the most entertaining and apt passages from Casanova's memoirs, Flem shows how he realized that "real happiness stems from the recollection of pleasure."

    New York Times Notable Book of the Year

  • 0374525579
  • 9780374525576
  • Lydia Flem
  • 1 November 1998
  • Noonday Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 272
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