The case of Princess Pignatelli
Abstract
In an article written in 1902, Rubén Darío refers to the scandalous and tragic life of Gaëtana Pignatelli di Cerchiara, princess of Neapolitan origins, cabaret singer, nymphomaniac, high-level prostitute, sister of the famous Emmanuela Potocka and black sheep of her family. Her life, which we attempt to reconstruct here, is, among the submerged themes of Rubén Darío’s chronicles, one of the least known, and allows the reader to access the obscure sides of the “Belle Époque” in Paris and other European cities.
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