Charles W. Chesnutt his own goals and care for his circle. While Julius's tales recall the "Uncle Remus" tales published by Joel Chandler Harris, they differ in that Uncle Julius' tales offer oblique or coded commentary on the psychological and social effects of slavery and racial inequality. While controversy exists over whether Chesnutt's Uncle Julius stories reaffirmed stereotypical views of African Americans, most critics contend that their allegorical critiques of racial injustice took them to a different level. Seven of the Uncle Julius tales were collected in "The Conjure Woman". Chesnutt wrote a total of fourteen Uncle Julius tales, the remainder of which
Johannes Remus Quietanus of Padua in 1608 where he studied medicine. There he was also acquainted with Galileo. In Italy, he took up the latinized name Johannes Remus Quietanus and converted to Catholicism. In 1609, he made a southbound trip to Sicily and Malta. In 1611, he was in Rome where he sent the first letter to Kepler. In Rome, Remus Quietanus was well received by the pontifical circle. He befriended a number of cardinals and Giovanni Faber, secretary of the Accademia dei Lincei. He made astronomical observations, especially solar and lunar eclipses, and wrote two pamphlets on this subject. In 1618, Remus