Casanova's Guide to Medicine: 18th Century Medical Practice

by Lisetta Lovett

Forget the stereotype

Giacomo Casanova's (1725-1798) reputation as libertine has sadly eclipsed his talents as scholar, linguist, prolific writer and manqu doctor. Fortunately for us, he wrote his memoirs at the end of his life on the advice of his doctor to control his propensity to depression. Although these often have been harvested for information on political, cultural and social aspects of his time, the insights they give about medical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526779218
• ISBN13: 9781526779212
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 328 Pages