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"Nodier and sadism: the "monstrous turpitudes" of Smarra"
2021
Nodier studies have scarcely examined the relationship between Nodier and Sade, the first one having apparently done everything to lessen his interest in the sulphurous work of the marquis. However, little is known, Nodier is the inventor, or the propagator of the word “sadism” in the French language, which appeared for the first time in 1834, in the 8th edition of the "Dictionnaire Universel" by Boiste, that, precisely, revised, amended and largely amplified by Nodier. The objective of this article is to shed light on this immorality-stricken relationship between a writer concerned about his reputation and in search of respectability (Nodier was elected to the Académie française in 1833, a…
« Mais qui êtes-vous donc, Monsieur Charles Nodier ? »
2020
Biographical note addressing all aspects of the intellectual and artistic life of Charles Nodier (1780-1844), the reasons for his exclusion from the Pantheon of French Letters from his death until the second half of the 20th century and the most recent signs of its gradual rebirth.