Hugues Rebell
Illustration — Rebell c1898 by Félix Vallotton Georges Grassal de Choffat or Hugues Rebell (27 October 1867 in Nantes – 6 March 1905 in Paris) was a French author. He wrote against Christianity and professed paganism while remaining a Catholic. An exponent of Friedrich Nietzsche, he was associated with the right-wing nationalist group Action Française.
Hugues Rebell
Félix Vallotton · Drouot · Public domain
- Born
- 1867. · Nantes.
- Died
- 1905. · Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- poet, writer and pundit.
- Honours
- Prix Nocturne.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Rebell c1898 by Félix Vallotton Georges Grassal de Choffat or Hugues Rebell (27 October 1867 in Nantes – 6 March 1905 in Paris) was a French author. He wrote against Christianity and professed paganism while remaining a Catholic. An exponent of Friedrich Nietzsche, he was associated with the right-wing nationalist group Action Française.
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Also worked under the name Hugues Rebell, Jean de Villiot and Madame de Morency. Born at Nantes in 1867, died in Paris in 1905.
The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are Prix Nocturne.
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- 1.Défense d'Oscar Wilde. Gallica. 1895-07-01.
- 2.Notre sélection de livres cette semaine : … « Le Critique artiste ». Le Monde. 2025-08-14.
- 3.Hugues Rebell (1867-1905). data.bnf.fr.
- 4.The Frail Social Body: Pornography, Homosexuality, and Other Fantasies in Interwar France. University of California Press. 36. 106–107. 2000. 0-520-21995-3.
- 5.Yann Mortelette. José-Maria de Heredia: Poète du Parnasse. Presses Paris Sorbonne. 35. 2006. 2-84050-462-6.
- 6.International Exposure: Perspectives on Modern European Pornography, 1800-2000. Rutgers University Press. 89, 98. 2005. 0-8135-3519-0.
- 7.Hugues Rebell. leautaud.com.
- 8.Léautaud, Paul - Journal Littéraire 1. Scribd.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- Marius Boisson. Hugues Rebell intime. Seheur. 1930.
- Hugues Rebell 1867-1967. Bibliothèque municipale. 1967.
- Hubert Juin. Redécouvrons Hugues Rebell. Magazine littéraire. 31. juillet- août 1969.
- Ecrivains de l'avant-siècle. Seghers. 1972. 299910229.
- Le diable quitte la table ou La vie passionnée d'Hugues Rebell. Mercure de France. 1994. 978-2-715-21845-1.
- Hugues Rebell : le diable entre au confessionnal. Alteredit. 2006. 978-2-846-33099-2.
- Melinda Schlehlein. Hugues Rebell, a Nietzschean writer in fin-de-siècle France : his literary and political achievement. E. Mellen press. 2011. 978-0-7734-1522-5.
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