Le diable amoureux by Jacques Cazotte

"Le diable amoureux" by Jacques Cazotte is an occult romance published in 1772. When young Spanish nobleman Don Alvaro invokes Satan, the devil falls in love with him and disguises himself as a beautiful woman named Biondetta. As Biondetta attempts to seduce the virtuous Alvaro throughout their journey together, the line between reality and illusion blurs. This pioneering work established the *fantastique* literary style, leaving readers uncertain whether supernatural events truly occurred or existed only in the character's imagination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Cazotte, Jacques, 1719-1792
Contributor Nerval, Gérard de, 1808-1855
Illustrator Beaumont, Edouard de, 1821-1888
Title Le diable amoureux
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_in_Love_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Diable_amoureux
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject French fiction -- 18th century
Subject Devil -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 52611
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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