Casanova's Homecoming by Arthur Schnitzler (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Casanova's Homecoming by Arthur Schnitzler, 1st World Library, 1stworld Library Casanova was in his fifty-third year. Though no longer driven by the lust of adventure that had spurred him in his youth, he was still hunted athwart the world, hunted now by a restlessness due to the approach of old age. His yearning for Venice, the city of his birth, grew so intense that, like a wounded bird slowly circling downwards in its death flight, he began to move in ever-narrowing circles. Again and again, during the last ten years of his exile, he had implored the Supreme Council for leave to return home. Erstwhile, in the drafting of these petitions - a work in which he was a past master - a defiant, wilful spirit seemed to have guided his pen; at times even he appeared to take a grim delight in his forwardness. But of late his requests had been couched in humble, beseeching words which displayed, ever more plainly, the ache of homesickness and genuine repentance. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Casanova was in his fifty-third year. Though no longer driven by the lust of adventure that had spurred him in his youth, he was still hunted athwart the world, hunted now by a restlessness due to the approach of old age. His yearning for Venice, the city of his birth, grew so intense that, like a wounded bird slowly circling downwards in its death flight, he began to move in ever-narrowing circles. Again and again, during the last ten years of his exile, he had implored the Supreme Council for leave to return home. Erstwhile, in the drafting of these petitions - a work in which he was a past master - a defiant, wilful spirit seemed to have guided his pen; at times even he appeared to take a grim delight in his forwardness. But of late his requests had been couched in humble, beseeching words which displayed, ever more plainly, the ache of homesickness and genuine repentance. Author Biography Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931), an Austrian physician, wrote novels, short stories, and plays, one of which, "La Ronde", was the basis of a successful film. Roger Byers is an independent scholar and translator in Bradenton, Florida. Russell A. Berman is Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Stanford University. Details ISBN1421820722 Author 1stworld Library Short Title CASANOVAS HOMECOMING Pages 132 Language English ISBN-10 1421820722 ISBN-13 9781421820729 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY FIC Year 2006 Country of Publication United States Edited by 1stworld Library Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint 1st World Library - Literary Society Birth 1862 Death 1931 DOI 10.1604/9781421820729 UK Release Date 2006-08-01 Publisher 1st World Library - Literary Society Publication Date 2006-08-01 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:76847409;

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