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Book SynopsisThis book interrogates the enduring and controversial legend of Casanova, from a seducer of women to a man of science and key participant in the Enlightenment.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Malina Stefanovska Part I: Libertine Traces 1. "Triompher par la force": Sexual Violence and Its Representation in Casanova’s History of My Life Raphaëlle Brin 2. The Writer of Dux: Casanova’s Dialogue with His Ladies from Autobiography to Correspondence Bruno Capaci 3. Casanova and the Undifferentiated Body Mladen Kozul Part II: Emerging Sociabilities 4. Negotiating Sociabilities in Casanova’s History of My Life Clorinda Donato 5. Casanova, Mercury, Mercurio Malina Stefanovska 6. Casanova, the Love of Paris Pierre Saint-Amand 7. Paris in Three Movements Chantal Thomas Part III: Representational Shifts and Legacies 8. Rewriting, Revolution, Melancholy: Two Versions of the First Stay in Paris Jean-Christophe Igalens 9. Casanova: From Man to Myth Michel Delon 10. Fellini’s Casanova: The Story of a Man Who Was Never Born Christopher B. White Contributors Index
