Jean Rivain
| Jean Rivain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 14, 1883 Paris, France |
| Died |
May 23, 1957 Auverse, Maine-et-Loire, France |
| Occupation | Editor, political writer |
Jean Rivain (1883–1957) was a French political writer and journal editor. He was the co-founder of La Revue critique des idées et des livres.
Early life
Jean Rivain was born on November 14, 1883 in Paris, France.[1]
Career
Rivain was a political writer and editor.[1] He was the author of several books on French politics, where he championed nationalism and rejected socialism. He published a collection of letters addressed to Marshal Philippe Pétain in 1944.[2]
Rivain was influenced by ideas of Charles Maurras and by Italian fascism.[3][4] He even moved to Italy with his son to experience fascism, and called for closer relations between France and Italy.[5] Meanwhile, he was the founder of the Cercle Joseph de Maistre, a think tank which promoted the ideas of French philosopher Joseph de Maistre.[4] Furthermore, he argued that Georges Sorel's ideas on corporations and cooperatives were elitist.[3]
Rivain was the co-founder of La Revue critique des idées et des livres, a journal associated with the Action Française, in 1908.[4][5]
Death
Rivain died on May 23, 1957 in Auverse, Maine-et-Loire, France.[1]
Works
- Rivain, Jean (1910). De la Souveraineté et de la représentation des intérêts. Paris: Nouvelle librairie nationale. OCLC 457990037.
- Rivain, Jean (1910). Politique, morale, religion. Paris: Nouvelle librairie nationale. OCLC 6220355.
- Rivain, Jean (1911). Les Socialistes anti-démocrates. L'avenir du syndicalisme ; la patrie des prolétaires ; à propos des retraites ouvrières. Paris: Nouvelle librairie nationale. OCLC 457990029.
- Rivain, Jean (1921). De l'Interprétation des classiques au théâtre. OCLC 469004146.
- Rivain, Jean (1926). Un programme de restauration sociale : La Tour du Pin précurseur, suivi de quelques essais d'un autre âge en marge de l'ordre français. Paris: Société d'édition Le Livre. OCLC 6256498.
- Rivain, Jean (1928). Le choc des armes : première série de lettres à Mussolini. Paris: Les Cahiers d'Occident. OCLC 4207261.
- Rivain, Jean (1930). Le Message de Virgile. OCLC 468908742.
- Rivain, Jean (1936). Refaire l'unité française. Paris: Nouvelles Éditions latines. OCLC 9071943.
- Rivain, Jean (1944). Lettres au Maréchal. Paris: Éditions Alsatia. OCLC 496372887.
- Rivain, Jean (1945). De la matière à l'esprit. Paris: Librairie philosophique J. Vrin. OCLC 5691969.
References
- 1 2 3 "Jean Rivain (1883-1957)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Lettres au Maréchal". WorldCat. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- 1 2 Ashéri, Maia; Sternhell, Zeev; Sznajder, Mario (1994). The Birth of Fascist Ideology: From Cultural Rebellion to Political Revolution. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9780691032894. OCLC 28064996.
- 1 2 3 Weber, Eugen (1962). Action française : royalism and reaction in twentieth century France. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 79. OCLC 401078.
- 1 2 Poupault, Christophe (2009). "Les voyages d'hommes de lettres en Italie fasciste". Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire. 4 (104): 67–79. doi:10.3917/ving.104.0067. Retrieved June 14, 2016 – via Cairn.info. (registration required (help)).