Scénographies blasonnées L'aristocratique aura du texte chez Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

In the work of Auguste de Villiers de l’Isle-Adam, the peritext frequently assumes a function of aristocratisation which intersects with the iconic and graphic signs which function, under the name of heraldry, to define, classify, and distinguish noble families. These scenographies prescribe an axiological programme to which the Villérian text responds in order to legitimise the nobiliary identity assigned to it.