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Casanova’s women
- June 3, 2023
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Apart from obscuring so much of what is interesting about him, Casanova’s historical reputation as a womaniser has, ironically, also obscured the nature of his relationship with women. The great libertine was, in fact, in some ways very atypical when it came to women. The libertine creed regarded the pursuit of sexual pleasure as a -
Casanova and Voltaire – part 2
- September 3, 2022
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The second of four blogs on the relationship between Casanova and Voltaire. So how did Voltaire influence Casanova? Before attempting to answer that question it’s perhaps worth inserting a caveat. There is no doubt that Voltaire did have a major impact upon Casanova (he described himself as Voltaire’s ‘pupil’) but we need to bear in -
Casanova and Voltaire – part 1
- July 30, 2022
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The first of four blogs on the relationship between Casanova and Voltaire. One of the most significant individuals in Casanova’s life was Voltaire. Casanova aspired to be recognised as a serious man of letters and it was Voltaire, the Enlightenment’s great Patriarch, against whom he sought to match himself. To get some idea of the
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