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 (18831957) 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jean Rivain (1883-1957)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. "Lettres au Maréchal". WorldCat. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 3 Weber, Eugen (1962). Action française : royalism and reaction in twentieth century France. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 79. OCLC 401078.
  5. 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)).
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