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'''Edouard Cavailhon''' is a French publicist and writer whom [[Donato — Il Padre della Fascinazione|Donato]] cites and hosts in his journal ''Le Magnétisme'' as one of the very first authors to have written about fascination. His work is the first monograph specifically dedicated to fascination as a phenomenon distinct from traditional hypnosis.

== The Work: La Fascination Magnétique (1881) ==

In 1881 Cavailhon published with the Parisian publisher Dentu a volume entitled '''«La Fascination Magnétique»''', preceded by a preface written by Donato himself and accompanied by his photographic portrait. This detail is significant: Donato chose Cavailhon as the vehicle to present his theory of fascination to the literary and scientific public. The book is therefore, in a broad sense, an act of intellectual self-presentation by Donato through the pen of one of his supporters.

In 1883 Cavailhon published a novel, «La créole parisienne», with Marpon et Flammarion, in which the magnetization of a woman leads to «péripéties fort dramatiques» — a sign that fascination had already entered French popular fiction as a dramatically powerful theme.

Cavailhon is also a poet: he published «Les Chants du Cavalier» (collected verses) and the «Contes Rabelaisiens» — a hybrid figure, between journalism, fiction, and scientific popularization, typical of France during the Second Empire.

== The Role in the Dissemination of Fascination ==

Donato presents him in the journal as someone who «is perfectly entitled to claim his place here», acknowledging his priority in having treated fascination as a literary and popular subject before it became a mainstream scientific theme. The quotation of Cavailhon by [[Prof. Erminio Di Pisa — Ipnosi con lo Sguardo|Di Pisa]] — «Donato's power derives from the fascination of his eyes that shine and flash like those of a beast in the night» — is taken precisely from this 1881 book.

== Importance for the ISI-CNV Tradition ==

Cavailhon represents the moment when Donato's fascination passes from theatrical practice to literature and scientific popularization. His 1881 book is the first written document that describes fascination as a specific phenomenon, distinct and worthy of independent study. In this sense, it is a link in the chain: Donato practices, Cavailhon describes, Brémaud verifies scientifically, Di Pisa teaches, Paret develops.

== Sources ==

* Donato (Alfred d'Hont), ''Le Magnétisme — Journal de Psycho-Physiologie'', Paris 1886, issues 154+
* Cavailhon, Edouard, ''La Fascination Magnétique'', Dentu, Paris 1881 (with preface by Donato)

'''Direct links to ISI-CNV Drive documents:'''
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzKkFLNeaYyOvxk8ixWeOdw0Q27e1KvHktOUAOHAYZY/edit Rivista Le Magnétisme fasc. 1-50]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zYdEV1OiZ1nQSPWdx6FMi7_OEdy72BoA7b71PvF4GiA/edit Rivista Le Magnétisme fasc. 50-104]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/11e-rXiQkkGtFKJjyxM8cfPj3bqk-qliATjlVNQ5oEr0/edit Rivista Le Magnétisme fasc. 104-154]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/15zbEsFNhACCElV8PV2hH_r6ta7CPSR-vqj5i_M_teoY/edit Rivista Le Magnétisme fasc. 154+]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13zpCRNR0pT20zVTe2iAe-NvW441EiC1aiJzR8viTXfQ/edit Note di studio su Donato — Marco Paret]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_QA-5afRNW4qi4cc6C6dfcc7Y54kl4mNr0lxpBsxcB8/edit Moréty/Paret — Magnétisme et Fascination Triomphants]

== See also ==

* [[Donato — Il Padre della Fascinazione]]
* [[Il Metodo di Donato — Tecnica Precisa della Fascinazione]]
* [[La Fascinazione come Fenomeno Psicofisiologico — Donato e la Scienza]]
* [[Donato — La Rivista Le Magnétisme (1880-1886)]]

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