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Cerfberr, Anatole, 1835-1896

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Anatole Cerfberr (1835, Paris—1896, Neuilly) was a French journalist and author. Under various pseudonyms, among which were "Arthur Clary," "Antoine Cerlier," and "Fulgence Ridal," he contributed to numerous papers. He was an admirer of Honoré de Balzac and Victor Hugo, an ardent socialist, and well versed in matters concerning the stage. Cerfberr published many poems, biographies, studies, etc. Together with Jules François Christophe, he also published a work entitled Répertoire de la Comédie Humaine de H. de Balzac, which was crowned by the Académie Française (Paris, 1887). The purpose of the Répertoire is to give in alphabetical sequence the names of all the characters of Balzac's Comédie Humaine, together with the salient points in their lives. Balzac made his characters appear again and again, thus creating out of his distinct novels a miniature world.[1] The work of Cerfberr and Christophe is a guide to that world.

Notes

  1. ^ Translator's preface to Répertoire de la Comédie Humaine, by J. Walker McSpadden

References

  • Nouveau Larousse Illustré
  • La Grande Encyclopédie

External links


This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia article "Cerfberr, Anatole" by Isidore Singer and Isaac Broydé, a publication now in the public domain.


This biographical information was gathered from the Anatole_Cerfberr page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.

Books

Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z
Repertory of the Comedie Humaine Part 1
Repertory of the Comedie Humaine Part 2

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