Marriage is a sacrament which I detest... Because it is the tomb of love.

Giacomo Casanova

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Topic

Fading love Love Marriage

Author

Giacomo Casanova

Source

Histoire de Ma Vie

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

Italian

Time

1838 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Casanova, Giacomo. Histoire de ma vie [History of My Life]. Paris, c. 1838.

Current Citation

Casanova, Giacomo. History of My Life, vols. 9 & 10, translated by Willard R. Trask. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.

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Time
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