Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Casanova and Enlightenment: His Study of Life and Other Writers

  • Book review: Casanova and Enlightenment

    Arpan K. BanerjeeSolihull, England The eighteenth-century polymath Casanova is best remembered today for his amorous adventures. Sadly, his considerable contributions in a variety of fields of learning are often forgotten. Giacomo Casanova was a linguist, soldier, clergyman, entrepreneur, mathematician, diplomat, and conman. He spent time in prison but also was an accomplished man of letters…