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Casanova’s lottery
- May 4, 2019
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- Category: Casanova
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This transcript of the 2003 Nora and Edward Ryerson Lecture of the University of Chicago takes a close look at the Paris lottery that Casanova was instrumental in founding – here. Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. 27 long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here. -
Age of consent
- April 27, 2019
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Casanova was typical of his time in regarding 13 as a very marriageable age. In fact, in 1800, 63-year-old Sir John Acton (portrait) married his 13-year-old niece, Mary Ann Acton, (albeit with special papal dispensation) and was to go on to have children with her. One of the most conspicuous shifts in moral attitudes that -
Casanova Symposium
- April 20, 2019
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- Category: Venice and Paris
For those of you who are fans of both Venice and Casanova why not visit ‘Casanova In Place: A Symposium in Venice’, 28-30 June, 2019. Details here. ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. 27 long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here. #venice #mask
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