French Intellectuals and History
The Nouvelle Revue Francaise under Jean Paulhan, 1925-1940
Published on 1. January 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-90-5183-797-1 (ISBN)
Description
This work aims to fill a gap in our knowledge of French cultural history between the wars. The contribution of the Nouvelle Revue Francaise to the intellectual history of this period. He has not been studied before. The current study, based on the archives of the editor, Jean Paulhan, examines the subject thematically.
Reviews / Votes
"... this study deftly places an impressive number of French intellectuals in their political context at the NRF. The book masterfully meets its aims" in: The French Review, Vol. 71, Nr. 5, April 1998More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-90-5183-797-1 (9789051837971)
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Content
Introduction. Chapter 1: Anatomy of a review: the Nouvelle Revue francaise and Jean Paulhan, 1920-1940. Chapter 2: Catalyst for intellectual engagement: the serialization of La Trahison des clercs. Chapter 3: Idealism or militancy? Radicalism, antifascism and the NRF.Chapter 4: A fatal attraction: the NRF and Franco-German rapprochement. Chapter 5: The 'great glow in the East': the NRF, Gide and the Soviet Union. Chapter 6: The NRF, the Jewish question and anti-Semitism. Chapter 7: Resisting delusion: the NRF and the drift into war. In conclusion. Bibliography. Index.