PART III

XXI. ‘WHAT IS CARTESIANISM?’ 191

XXII. BEES-WAX 195

XXIII. MADEMOISELLE DE SCUDÉRY’S SATURDAY 200

XXIV. SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY 216

XXV. THE SYMMETRY OF THE COMIC MUSE 219

XXVI. BERTHE’S STORY 224

XXVII. THE CHRISTIAN VENUS 231

XXVIII. THE ASCENT OF MOUNT CARMEL 237

XXIX. THE BODY OF THE DRAGON 243

XXX. A JAR 244

XXXI. THE END OF THE ‘ROMAN’ 248

XXXII. ‘UN CADEAU’ 255

XXXIII. FACE TO FACE WITH FACTS 267

XXXIV. OUT INTO THE VOID 273

EPILOGUE. THE RAPE TO THE LOVE OF INVISIBLE THINGS 275