A Gift

by David Slavitt

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Looks at the life and work of Lorenzo Da Ponte in a poem, including his early conversion to Catholicism and an insincere stint as a priest, his dealings with Casanova, and his best-known achievement--the writing of the libretto for Mozart's Marriage of Figaro.
  • ISBN10 0807120472
  • ISBN13 9780807120477
  • Publish Date 1 February 1996
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Louisiana State University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 64
  • Language English