CASANOVA de Seingalt, Giacomo (1725-1798) -- dal dizionario di letteratura erotica, di Wedeck

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The arch prototype , in modern times, of the amorous adventurer, the professional libertine.

In his old age, Casanova composed his amatory and personal reminiscences by writing his "Memoirs".

They were delivered by his grandson, Carlo Angiolini, in 1820. They were published in twelve volumes in 1823.

In early youth, Casanova had already begun to reveal certain erotic propensities.

When a lewd couplet, in Latin, was read at table, Casanova explained it, with an equally salacious grammatical comment.