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Tag Archives: casanoviana
Announcing: Storia Editoriale di una Vita
This has been a great year for new books on Giacomo Casanova! Storia Editoriale di una Vita: Bibliografia delle edizioni dell’Histoire de ma vie di Giacomo Casanova. 1822-2019, chronicles the publishing history of Casanova’s History of My Life. Gianluca Simeoni … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonio Trampus, books, Casanova, casanoviana, Gianluca Simeoni, history, Italian history, italy, publishing history, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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A Little Love Line from the Great Lover Himself
(Image from quotesgram.com)
Posted in Casanova, Venice
Tagged Casanova, casanoviana, italy, love, quotes, Valentine's Day, venezia, Venice
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Casanova in Place: The Walks and Museum
The Casanova in Place Symposium focused primarily on the papers and authors and the ballet, which I have posted about in the last few weeks. But it was also about bringing people together in Venice in order to get a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance Francaise, campo, Campo San Luca, Cantina Do Spade, Casanova, Casanova in Place, Casanova Museum, casanoviana, Casanovists, casino, Casino Venier, italy, Lana Caprina, palazzo, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, San Samuele, Teatro Benedetto, Teatro Goldoni, Teatro San Luca, Teatro Sant'Angelo, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Casanova in Place: The Burchiello Tour
Okay, so I’ve told you about the scholarly days at the Casanova in Place Symposium, but that’s not all we did! The event included optional excursions before and after the weekend events. On Thursday, June 27, some of us took … Continue reading
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Tagged Brenta Canal, burchiello, canal, Casanova, casanoviana, Italian history, italy, Padua, palaces, Palladio, travel, venezia, Venice, villa, Villa Foscari, Villa Pisani, Villa Widmann, writing
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Casanova in Place: The Ballet
No, I did not dance at the Casanova in Place Symposium. Nor did the others (though that might have been a fun activity!) Instead, on Sunday June 30th we viewed the Casanova Ballet produced by Northern Ballet and filmed by … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, Casanova, casanoviana, Casanovists, dance, Digital Theatre, film, Ian Kelly, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Kenneth Tindall, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, video
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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–Caffè Greco
Another stop on my walking tour of Casanova’s Rome with Adriano Contini. During those early days in Rome 1743, Casanova was trying so hard to walk a straight and narrow path in order to impress his mentors, Don Gasparo, Father … Continue reading
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Tagged caffe, Caffe Greco, Casanova, casanoviana, Casanovist, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Roman history, Rome, travel, walking guide
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Radio Casanova
France Culture radio has just offered a series of four episodes exploring Casanova’s life, as interviews with top Casanovists. Click on each link to read the full description or listen to the interview, all of which are in French. What … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, Casanova, casanoviana, Casanovists, Chantal Thomas, France Culture, Gu, Guillaume Simiand, interviews, Italian history, Italian men, Italian writers, italy, Jean-Christophe Igalens, Maxime Rovere, radio, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Casanova, The Fictional Man
American novelist Jewell Parker Rhodes said this about writing: “I love historical fiction because there’s a literal truth, and there’s an emotional truth, and what the fiction writer tries to create is that emotional truth.” When authors take on writing … Continue reading
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Tagged Casanova, Casanova in Place, casanoviana, Gregory Dowling, Italian history, Italian men, Italian writers, italy, Malina Stefanovska, venezia, Venice
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A Complicated Relationship with Venice
Like the relationship between many lovers, Casanova’s association with his birth city was complicated. In his theatricality, in his pleasures, in his secret ways, Casanova was a genuine Venetian. Yet the close-knit community, where gossip traveled swiftly and eyes peered … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, Abbe de Bernis, Ca' Goldoni, Casanova, Casanova in Place, casanoviana, Casanovists, casino, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Jean-Christophe Igalens, Mladen Kozul, symposium, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Another Kind of Truth
What if the stories Casanova wrote in his memoirs were all fabrications? How do we know when he is telling the truth? Or now much of each story is the truth? A new essay has got me thinking about these … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonio Trampus, Bragadin, Casanova, casanoviana, Casanovist, guidebook, Italian history, italy, Palazzo Bragadin, Palazzo Soranzo, seductive venice, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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