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The Devil
- August 12, 2023
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No CommentsThe Devil makes his initial appearance in ‘Casanova in Paris’ in chapter 4 (‘Places des Fleurs’) as one of a set of gargoyles decorating Pont Neuf during a scene in which Casanova is reflecting upon his negative feelings towards his mother. The Devil then takes pride of place in two major dream sequences that reflect -
The inoculation debate in 18th-century France
- July 29, 2023
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Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images Casanova’s autobiography frequently refers to smallpox and its effects, such as in the case of ‘fair Anglade’: [she] accepted a very advantageous proposal which was made her by Count Brawn. This charming Frenchwoman died of the small-pox a few months later, and there can be no doubt that -
The apothecary
- July 14, 2023
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The apothecary is a minor figure in ‘Casanova in Paris’ who appears only once in the novel. Nonetheless, she helps to highlight one of the grimmer realities of life for women in eighteenth-century Paris (and Europe) – the unwanted pregnancy. In a world where methods of contraceptive were unreliable to say the least, for many
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