André Robert de Nerciat
Illustration — Andréa de Nerciat by Félix Bracquemond André-Robert Andréa de Nerciat (17 April 1739 – 1800) was a French novelist, best known for his novel Le Diable au corps. Nerciat was born in Dijon, the son of a royal official in Burgundy. He retired from the military in 1775 and worked as a writer of plays, verse, light music and pornographic novels, while also serving as a secret agent of the French government across Europe.
Also recorded as Andre Robert de Nerciat
André Robert de Nerciat
Félix Bracquemond · This image is available from the New York Public Library 's Digital Library under the digital ID 1129437: digitalgallery.nypl.org → digitalcollections.nypl.org · Public domain
- Born
- 1739. · Dijon.
- Died
- 1800. · Naples.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- writer, novelist, military personnel, musician, playwright and librarian.
- Honours
- Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Andréa de Nerciat by Félix Bracquemond André-Robert Andréa de Nerciat (17 April 1739 – 1800) was a French novelist, best known for his novel Le Diable au corps. Nerciat was born in Dijon, the son of a royal official in Burgundy. He retired from the military in 1775 and worked as a writer of plays, verse, light music and pornographic novels, while also serving as a secret agent of the French government across Europe.
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Also worked under the name Docteur Cazzoné. Born at Dijon in 1739, died in Naples in 1800.
The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis.
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- 1.Ce portrait, exécuté d'après un dessin datant du vivant de Nerciat, ainsi que 12 eaux-fortes de Bracquemond et 4 lithographies d'après Achille Devéria, se trouvent dans l'édition clandestine du Diable au corps publié probablement en Allemagne vers 1873 — cf. Notice de vente, sur MSG-Encheres.
- 2.Charondas, Le Cahier noir, s.p., Patrice du Puy éditeur, 2015.
- 3.Et non « Clairville », comme l’écrira Apollinaire). Sarane Alexandrian aurait vérifié l’orthographe sur un exemplaire de l’édition originale.
- 4.Archives historiques de la ville de Lyon — lien en ligne.
- 5.ec, Archives de Paris
- 6.Michaud
- 7.Robert Grouvel,L’Armée de Condé, 1961, p. ???.
- 8.D'après Vital Puissant, Bibliographie anecdotique..., 1876, .
- 9.J.-M. Quérard, La France littéraire ou Dictionnaire bibliographique des savants, historiens et gens de lettres de la France, tome I, Paris, Firmin Didot, 1828, — sur Gallica.
- 10.Notice sur l'édition de 1865 avec références bibliographiques, sur le site de L'Amour qui bouquine.
- 11.Félicia, texte en ligne. Félicia. Bibliothèque des curieux. Paris. 1921. 300. Nerciat - Félicia.djvu.
- 12.Roger Portalis, Les dessinateurs d'illustrations au dix-huitième siècle, vol. 1, Paris, D. Morgand et C. Fatout, 1877, .
- 13.L’Étourdi, texte en ligne. L’Étourdi, 1784. 1784. 334. L’Étourdi, 1784.djvu.
- 14.Information donnée par l'éditeur belge Vital Puissant (1835-1878), in: Bibliographie anecdotique..., 1876, .
- 15.Les Amants..., base César.
- 16.Notice éditeur, base Cesar.
- 17.Le Doctorat impromptu, texte en ligne. Le Doctorat impromptu. Poulet-Malassis. Londres. 1866. 102. Nerciat - Le doctorat impromptu, 1866.djvu.
- 18.Julie philosophe ou le Bon patriote, texte en ligne. Julie philosophe ou le Bon patriote. Poulet-Malassis (T. 1), Gay (T. 2). Londres. 1886. 508. Julie Philosophe, 1886.djvu.
- 19.Monrose ou le Libertin par fatalité, texte en ligne. Monrose ou le Libertin par fatalité. Lécrivain et Briard. Bruxelles. 1871. 1000. Nerciat - Monrose, 1871.djvu.
- 20.Vital Puissant, Bibliographie anecdotique..., 1876, .
- 21.Les Aphrodites, texte en ligne. Les Aphrodites. Poulet Malassis. Bruxelles. 1864. 751. Nerciat - Les Aphrodites, 1864.djvu.
- 22.Le Diable au corps, texte en ligne. Le Diable au corps (Nerciat). 1803. 841. Nerciat - Le Diable au corps, 1803.djvu.
- 23.Cazzoné est un jeu de mots sur cazzo qui en argot italien signifie le pénis.
- 24.[Vital Puissant], Bibliographie anecdotique..., 1876, .
- 25.La Gazette, Paris, 4 août 1777, .
- 26.Journal de Paris, Paris, 23 octobre 1777, .
- 27.Journal de Paris, Paris, 17 avril 1784, .
- 28.Signalé comme rare et de Nerciat par Vital Puissant (1876), .
- 29.Lucien Dorbon [#3234] et Pierre Dujols le signalent mais ne mentionnent pas Nerciat comme auteur supposé — in: Notice bibliographique, sur L'Intersigne [SLAM].
- 30.en ligne, sur le site de l'université d'Ottawa.
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