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The Indiscreet Jewels
Capítulos (52)
- Dedication 0:00
- I: Birth of Mangogul 1:49
- II: Education of Mangogul 7:22
- III: Which May Be Regarded as the First of This History 11:42
- IV: Evocation of the Genius 16:50
- V: Mangogul’s Dangerous Temptation 21:04
- VI: First Trial of the Ring 28:26
- VII: Second Trial of the Ring 38:19
- VIII: Third Trial of the Ring 45:05
- IX: The State of the Academy of Sciences at Banza 52:49
- X: Less Learned and Less Tedious Than the Preceding. Continuation of the Academical Sitting 1:01:02
- XI: Fourth Trial of the Ring 1:05:08
- XII: Fifth Trial of the Ring 1:12:14
- XIII: Of the Opera at Banza 1:22:28
- XIV: Orcotomus’s Experiments 1:29:05
- XV: The Bramins 1:37:27
- XVI: The Muzzles 1:46:36
- XVII: The Two Devouts 1:51:21
- XVIII: The Toyman’s Return 2:02:15
- XIX: Seventh Trial of the Ring 2:05:59
- XX: Eighth Trial of the Ring 2:10:32
- XXI: Ninth Trial of the Ring 2:15:15
- XXII: A Sketch of Mangogul’s Moral Philosophy 2:27:26
- XXIII: Tenth Trial of the Ring 2:36:28
- XXIV: Eleventh Trial of the Ring 2:51:40
- XXV: Twelfth Trial of the Ring 3:03:03
- XXVI: Mirzoza’s Metaphysics 3:19:22
- XXVII: Sequel of the Preceding Conversation 3:38:33
- XXVIII: Thirteenth Trial of the Ring 3:44:07
- XXIX: The Best Perhaps, and the Least Read of This History 3:49:06
- XXX: Fourteenth Trial of the Ring 3:58:36
- XXXI: Was Mangogul in the Right? 4:09:22
- XXXII: The Fifteenth Trial of the Ring 4:18:36
- XXXIII: Sixteenth Trial of the Ring 4:26:54
- XXXIV: Seventeenth Trial of the Ring 4:41:57
- XXXV: Conversation on Literature 4:49:57
- XXXVI: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Trials of the Ring 5:15:03
- XXXVII: Mirzoza’s Dream 5:23:28
- XXXVIII: Twenty-First and Twenty-Second Trials of the Ring 5:34:54
- XXXIX: Dreams 5:43:20
- XL: Twenty-Third Trial of the Ring 5:54:49
- XLI: The History of Selim’s Travels 6:19:02
- XLII: Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Trial of the Ring 6:50:42
- XLIII: Selim at Banza 7:00:39
- XLIV: Twenty-Sixth Trial of the Ring 7:12:32
- XLV: Cydalisa 7:26:00
- XLVI: Twenty-Seventh Trial of the Ring 7:49:19
- XLVII: Prodigious Events of the Reign of Kanaglou, Mangogul’s Grandfather 8:03:14
- XLVIII: Twenty-Eighth Trial of the Ring 8:18:50
- XLIX: Twenty-Ninth Trial of the Ring 8:31:03
- L: Platonic Love 8:38:08
- LI: Thirtieth and Last Trial of the Ring 8:55:34
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Mangogul, Sultan of the Congo (and an allegory for Louis XV), finds himself increasingly bored with court life, and his favorite consort, Mirzoza, has run short of gallant narratives of court and city life to amuse him. Her advice that he apply to the genie Cucufa for a way to hear new stories results in his possession of a magical ring that not only grants its wearer invisibility, but also compels any woman’s vagina to disclose its amorous history regardless of the woman’s wishes.
Over the course of thirty “trials,” Mangogul succeeds for a time in amusing himself, while also creating havoc at court. His continued use of the ring reveals his courtiers’ scandalous and fascinating sexual exploits, and subjects them to a satirical scrutiny of their foibles and desires. Interleaved with the scandal, these disclosures also prompt philosophical discussions and speculation about humanity and religion, as well as theatrical and literary criticism.
The Indiscreet Jewels is written in the style of Crébillon fils’ Le Sopha; its sympathetic treatment of Mirzoza was intended to engage the support of Madame de Pompadour, at that time Louis XV’s favorite consort, for Diderot’s Encyclopédie project.