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A comprehensive biography of Charles Maurras, a French author, politician, poet, and critic who was a leading figure of Action Française, a monarchist and counter-revolutionary movement. Learn about his life, ideas, controversies, and legacy in 20th-century conservatism and fascism.
Learn about Charles Maurras, a major intellectual influence in early 20th-century Europe who founded the Action Française movement and advocated integral nationalism. Explore his life, works, political views, and controversies in this comprehensive article.
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Charles Maurras (1868-1952) est un journaliste, essayiste, homme politique et poète français, fondateur du mouvement nationaliste et antidreyfusard L'Action française. Il a influencé la droite et l'extrême droite en France, mais a été condamné à la dégradation nationale et à la prison pour ses propos antisémites et pro-pétain.
Maurrassisme is a counter-revolutionary and nationalist ideology founded by Charles Maurras, a French poet and journalist. It advocates monarchy, corporatism, regionalism, and opposition to democracy, liberalism, capitalism, and communism.
A review of the political thought and influence of the French traditionalist leader and Action FranCaise founder, who advocated order and stability against the French Revolution. The article examines his sources, his calls to violence, his election to the Academy, and his relevance to the present climate of French politics.
Charles Marie Photius Maurras (1868-1952), French man of letters, was born in Martigues, near Marseille. He entered public life supporting both Fréderic Mistral’s Felibrige and Jean Moreas, with whom he joined in 1891 in founding the Ecole Romane, a literary movement designed to defend “a common ideal of Romanity.”.
A French nationalist who opposed the French Revolution and the Third Republic, Maurras founded the Action Française and advocated integral nationalism and monarchy. He influenced the political polarization of the 1930s and supported Vichy during World War II.
