Published 2011-06-01
“…All the same, as early as the decline of the nineteenth century and the height of the Belle Époque, and during the twenties and the Spanish Second Republic, the literaturisation that was made of the devil revolutionised the ideas of the Bourgeoisie and the people of the time since newspapers were much closer to people than even the
Church. In this way, the press was capable of making men and women lose their fear of Satan – fear that had been instilled by Christian dogmas – to start sympathising with Mephistopheles, a character which understood the misfortunes and joys of their lives much better.…”
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