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Casanova's Return to Venice Arthur Schnitzler

Casanova's Return to Venice By Arthur Schnitzler

Casanova's Return to Venice by Arthur Schnitzler


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Summary

Tells the story of an ageing Casanova's desperate desire to return to the city he truly loves after a life of exile, a desire which is contrasted with his still libidinous, sensuous yet weary pursuit of women, money and prestige.

Casanova's Return to Venice Summary

Casanova's Return to Venice by Arthur Schnitzler

One of Schnitzler's most poignant evocations of the passing of time and the ironies of sentiment and love, Casanova's Return to Venice tells the story of an ageing Casanova's desperate desire to return to the city he truly loves after a life of exile, a desire which is contrasted with his still libidinous, sensuous yet weary pursuit of women, money and prestige.

Casanova's Return to Venice Reviews

Schnitzler was a remarkable and versatile talent who adapted for his artistic purposes both the new techniques of psychoanalysis and what was later to be known as the stream of consciousness -- John Bayley * Times Literary Supplement *

About Arthur Schnitzler

Arthur Schnitzler was born in Vienna in 1862, the son of a prominent Jewish doctor, and studied medicine at the University of Vienna. In later years he devoted his life to writing and was successful as a novelist, dramatist and short story writer. Schnitzler's work shows a remarkable ability to create atmosphere and a profound understanding of human motives.

Additional information

GOR003889193
9781901285161
1901285162
Casanova's Return to Venice by Arthur Schnitzler
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pushkin Press
1998-10-10
190
N/A
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