Casanovas Heinfahr
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Finis' Written to —
Casanova s Memons
The Following Appeared
4· NASANOVAS HOHECOMING“ a
Ofanciful tale by Arthur Sabattz.
ler, picturing the return Journey of.
Oiir Dan S##the od Venetlan reue to t## eity.
of his youthful triur ehs, 1#. 4 real
achlevement in the translation—
FALL THE NEWS
that is “translation“ in the lateral
selise of Vearrying over“ — ef the##
eighteenth century spirit.
Schnitzler has neatly appendedte
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the memolrs of thls planfnt char—
acter the final chapter Jof a life
more varled than virguous; the
Phomecoming“ is a verltable com¬
JjaL /-tl petlon to Casanevaj own raer
autoblography.
To the American teste, however,
the spirited tone of th book's open¬
Ing chapter degenerafes into rather
a nasty and sordich finale. No one
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esks that tbis lively libertine be
pietured as ending his life in u mon“
astery; but the flavor of the clos¬
ing escapade is Just a bit too Chigh“
for the normal, everyday taste.
Whatever did er did not happen to
the beanteous Sircolina was, after
all, that highly intelligent lady's
own affahr; but the ineldent of the
young girl, Teresina, is hideously
gross.
Casanova, however, as Schnitzier
pietures him in this story, may well
serve as a prophetic bugaboo to
philanderers, in general. His closing
years, as drawn by this skillful
word artist, do not present a pretty
pieture, neither does the old scape¬
grace himself, and worst of all, he
knows it.
The translation by Eden and :
Cedar Paul leaves no room for
critielsm; there Is neither halting :
of phrase nor awkwardness of
term.—J. B.
(CASANOVA'S HOMECOMING. By Arthur
Schnitzler. Thomas Seltzer & Co.)
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