Giacomo Casanova [ Art and Literature / Travel ]
… of a more secretive and tightly connected network, the Freemasons, who helped him access high society in cities such as London, Saint-Petersburg, Paris or Madrid. But his most natural companionship came from the world of theatre. … was the object of a sustained oral practice and reworkings before it became a written autobiography. Casanova’s stay in London which lasted almost a year is an apt illustration of his usual strategy for creating social connections, as well … material profit, such contacts bolstered his aspirations to be part of the Republic of letters. But Casanova had come to London hoping to establish a type of lottery that he had successfully launched in Paris and for that he needed to be …
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