The Devil in Love: Followed by Jacques Cazotte : His Life, Trial, Prophecies, and Revelations - Softcover

Cazotte, Jacques

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0941419797 ISBN 13: 9780941419796

Publisher: Marsilio Pub, 1994

Synopsis

early fantasy masterpiece, tr Stephen Sartarelli

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From Library Journal:

Amid the florescence of Enlightenment reasoning in 18th-century Europe raged an insatiable curiosity in the occult sciences. In this fantastic tale, a sprightly new translation of Cazotte's 1772 classic Le diable amoureux , a young Spanish nobleman makes an impetuous boast to his drinking buddies that he will "tweak great Satan's ears." The spirits are conjured, and though uninitiated in the supernatural, Alvaro boldly commands the devil--who then appears in the form of an enchanting page, Biondetto, first male, then female. Alvaro is delighted, then horrified to discover that the page is in love with him and pledges to serve him for life. With finely drawn details Cazotte imbues Biondetta with dazzling human qualities: Alvaro is smitten and his fate sealed. Also included are a biography of Cazotte by the critic Gerard de Nerval, which serves as a primary bibliography of the entire genre, and Cazotte's "Revelations," which some believe prophesied the French Revolution (in which Cazotte himself was guillotined). Recommended for accomplished collections.
- Amy Boaz, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Marsilio Pub
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0941419797
• ISBN 13: 9780941419796
• Binding: Paperback