In chronicling the life of this bast*ard son of Venetian actors, Masters draws from Casanova‘s own highly expansive memoirs, unavailable until the 1960s, and shows that many of the most racy and unlikely events have been corroborated by fact. That he was also a con man, cabalist, spy, revenge taker, and experienced prisoner only enhances his appeal as one who personified the extreme social and moral contradictions of the time. Lawyer, mathematician, poet, translator, and librarian who was fluent in several languages, he was described by one contemporary as the most civilized man in Europe. But he was much more than the great eighteenth century lover. Giacomo Casanova‘s reputation rests largely on his obsession with the mystery of exactly what was lurking between any particular woman s legs.
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