Le Diable Amoureux est un roman de Jacques Cazotte, publi pour la premi re fois en 1772. L'histoire suit le personnage de Don Alvaro, un jeune noble espagnol qui est visit par le diable sous la forme d'une belle femme. Don Alvaro tombe amoureux de cette femme myst rieuse et commence la courtiser, ignorant sa v ritable identit . Le diable, quant lui, est d termin gagner l' me de Don Alvaro et le faire succomber ses d sirs. Le roman est un m ...
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Le Diable Amoureux est un roman de Jacques Cazotte, publi pour la premi re fois en 1772. L'histoire suit le personnage de Don Alvaro, un jeune noble espagnol qui est visit par le diable sous la forme d'une belle femme. Don Alvaro tombe amoureux de cette femme myst rieuse et commence la courtiser, ignorant sa v ritable identit . Le diable, quant lui, est d termin gagner l' me de Don Alvaro et le faire succomber ses d sirs. Le roman est un m lange de romance, de myst re et de fantastique, et explore les th mes de la tentation, de la moralit et de la foi. Le Diable Amoureux est consid r comme une uvre importante de la litt rature fran aise du XVIIIe si cle et a influenc de nombreux crivains ult rieurs, tels que Edgar Allan Poe et Honor de Balzac.-- Non, non, r pliqua-t-elle vivement, Biondetta ne doit pas te suffire: ce n'est pas l mon nom: tu me l'avais donn il me flattait; je le portais avec plaisir: mais il faut que tu saches qui je suis... Je suis le Diable, mon cher Alvare, je suis le Diable...""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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I first read this because it is mentioned in Perez-Reverte's "Dumas club", and I read it with the Girl's interpretation in my memory. It's an odd little story. Whatever its significance in the history of French literature or its ostensible moral purpose, it remains a fascinating and enjoyable piece of writing. Alvaro, who is telling the story, conjures up the devil, who promptly falls in love with him. Or does he/she/it? Biondetta, the devil as beautiful woman, seems to be in love. But can you trust the devil? Alvaro won't, until Biondetta's near death changes his mind. However, he clings stubbornly to the idea that he must marry BIondetta, and he must go home and introduce her to his mother first. Biondetta sees no need for either and sets out to seduce him. This creates the simple tension of the plot. The ending is famously unsatisfactory, but oddly enough this doesn't detract from the pleasure of reading, or rereading the story.
