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Casanova - Enlightenment Philosopher (Paperback)
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Casanova - Enlightenment Philosopher (Paperback)
Series: Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, 2016:09
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The stereotype of Casanova as a promiscuous and unscrupulous lover
has been so pervasive that generations of historians have failed to
take serious account of his philosophical legacy. This has recently
changed, however, as the publication of the definitive edition of
his memoirs and the majority of his longer treatises has heralded a
surge of interest in the writer. This book constitutes an
interpretive turn in Casanova studies in which the author is
positioned as a highly perceptive and engaged observer of the
Enlightenment. Drawing primarily on Casanova's large body of
manuscripts and lesser-known works, the contributors reveal a
philosopher whose writings covered topics ranging from sensual
pleasure to suicide. Analysing Casanova's oeuvre from the
perspective of moral philosophy, contributors show how several of
his works - including his historical writings and satirical essays
on human folly - contribute to the Enlightenment quest for a
secular morality. A major feature of this book is the first English
annotated translation of Federico Di Trocchio's seminal article
'The philosophy of an adventurer', which paved the way for a
re-evaluation of Casanova as a serious philosopher. In subsequent
chapters contributors uncover the Italian context of Casanova's
anticlericalism, analyse the sources of his views on suicide and
explore the philosophical dialogues contained in his recently
published manuscripts. Casanova: Enlightenment philosopher marks a
turning point in literary and philosophical studies of the
eighteenth century, and is an indispensable resource for analysing
and interpreting the work of this previously overlooked
Enlightenment thinker.
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