casanova

From: A New Dictionary of Eponyms | Date: 1997| Author: Morton S. Freeman | Copyright information

casanova A casanova in today's usage is an unprincipled ladies’ man, a libertine, a rake, dedicated to the gratification of his lust. Such a person was Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Siengalt (1725–1798), born into a theatrical family. As a young man he played the violin in a Venetian restaurant, but then matriculated at a seminary, from which he was expelled for making licentious remarks and for immoral conduct. After a few more efforts to adjust to gainful emp...

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