Casanova: History Of My Life (12 Volumes in 6 Books)

Author: Giacomo Chevalier de Seingalt Casanova
Binding: Paperback
Published: Johns Hopkins, 1997

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Vols 7-8; 9-10 slight stains on cover and book block.

This monumental autobiography in the genre of historical memoirs presents the complete twelve-volume account of Giacomo Casanovas extraordinary life across eighteenth-century Europe. Casanova chronicles his youth in Padua and Venice, his escapades in Naples and Corfu, and his intellectual pursuits in Milan. He recounts his romantic entanglements, political intrigues, and philosophical reflections as he moves through Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, and Moscow. The narrative illustrates his encounters with royalty, clergy, and luminaries of the Enlightenment, while detailing his imprisonment, daring escape, and eventual pardon by the Venetian Republic. Translated with precision by Willard R. Trask, the work captures Casanovas wit, candor, and psychological insight. Each volume instructs readers in the art of survival, seduction, and self-invention, while documenting the cultural and moral landscape of pre-revolutionary Europe. This complete edition stands as a definitive testament to one of historys most enigmatic and literate libertines. Volumes 1 & 2: Youth in Padua, Venice, Naples, Corfu, Milan; Volumes 3 & 4: Venice, Parma, Ferrara, Paris, Vienna; Volumes 5 & 6: Paris, Amsterdam, Cologne, Zurich, Lausanne; Volumes 7 & 8: Grenoble, Genoa, Munich, Turin, Milan; Volumes 9 & 10: London, Berlin, Moscow, Petersburg, Warsaw; Volumes 11 & 12: Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Siena, Pardoned by Venice.