Casanova: Or the Art of Happiness - Hardcover

Flem, Lydia; Temerson, Catherine

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9780713992489: Casanova: Or the Art of Happiness

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ISBN 10: 0713992484 ISBN 13: 9780713992489

Publisher: Allen Lane, 1998

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Between Casanova's time and ours stretch two centuries of ignorance and misunderstanding. This remarkable man has been judged a Don Juan of the salons, cold and indifferent to women, but in this delightful account Lydia Flem rediscovers him as he really was: an ardent hero of the Enlightenment, a man of great charm, imagination and vitality, a true friend and lover of women. 'Elegant and highly original...gives us the essence of the man' - Alain de Botton

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Synopsis:

Casanova had been judged a Don Juan of the salons, cold and indifferent to women, but in this account, Lydia Flem rediscovers him as she believes he really was - an ardent hero of the Enlightenment, a man of great charm, imagination and vitality, a true friend and lover of women.

About the Author:

Lydia Flem is a psychoanalyst and teacher, and the author of several books, including works on racism and on Freud. She lives in Brussels and Paris with her husband and her ten-year-old daughter.

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