If you look up “Casanova” you’ll find it’s an eponym for “an unscrupulous and promiscuous lover,” but as the award-winning cultural critic, Leo Damrosch shows in his entertaining and informative ...

A museum dedicated to the extraordinary life of the quintessential playboy Giacomo Casanova will open in his hometown of Venice next month. The first of its kind, the “Casanova Museum and Experience” ...

Explore the life of Giacomo Casanova, a figure synonymous with romance in 18th century Europe. This video delves into his infamous escapades, examining both his romantic pursuits and the motivations ...

Celebrated sexual conquistador Giacomo Casanova dies peacefully in 1798, only to wake up in 21st-century Venice a virile young man again, with a mysterious invitation to an elegant, orgiastic ...

Today, the word Casanova has become a shorthand for a world-class seducer (if you're feeling charitable) or a playboy (if you want to be blunt about it). But most people know nothing about the man who ...

Casanova: "Masterpiece Theatre" presentation. Starring Peter O Toole and David Tennant. Part 1, 9 p.m. Sunday, Part 2, 9 p.m. Oct. 15, with encore performances through Oct. 17, on KQED. When did ...

The manuscript given to France's national library Thursday begins simply, yet seductively: "The story of Jacques Casanova ... written by himself." "Himself" is the 18th century lothario, spy, writer ...

Author and journalist Laurence Bergreen is the accomplished biographer of a long list of famous people, ranging from Columbus and Marco Polo to Al Capone and Louis Armstrong. His latest book, however, ...

Webster’s defines a romp as “a light, fast-paced narrative, dramatic, or musical work usually in a comic mood.” The new film “Casanova” certainly warrants this description and follows in the tradition ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. UK-based Wanadoo will soon release Casanova: The Duel of the Black Rose, its upcoming adventure game. Players will assume the role of Giacomo Casanova ...

In the period farce “Casanova,” Heath Ledger plays a heterosexual lover. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But there’s less sexiness in the awful “Casanova” than in the downbeat, doomed gay ...