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 14 November 1883 in Paris, France.
Career
Rivain was a political writer and editor.
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
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (, ) or Marshal Pétain (french: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of Worl ...
in 1944.
Rivain was influenced by ideas of
Charles Maurras
Charles-Marie-Photius Maurras (; ; 20 April 1868 – 16 November 1952) was a French author, politician, poet, and critic. He was an organizer and principal philosopher of ''Action Française'', a political movement that is monarchist, anti-par ...
and by Italian
fascism
Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...
.
He even moved to Italy with his son to experience fascism, and called for closer relations between France and Italy.
Meanwhile, he was the founder of the Cercle Joseph de Maistre, a think tank which promoted the ideas of French philosopher
Joseph de Maistre
Joseph Marie, comte de Maistre (; 1 April 1753 – 26 February 1821) was a Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat who advocated social hierarchy and monarchy in the period immediately following the French Revolution. Despite his clo ...
.
Furthermore, he argued that
Georges Sorel
Georges Eugène Sorel (; ; 2 November 1847 – 29 August 1922) was a French social thinker, political theorist, historian, and later journalist. He has inspired theories and movements grouped under the name of Sorelianism. His social and ...
's ideas on corporations and cooperatives were elitist.
Rivain was the co-founder of ''
La Revue critique des idées et des livres'', a journal associated with the
Action Française
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Film
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, in 1908.
From 1908
Lucien Moreau
Lucien Moreau (1875–1932) was a French journalist, monarchist and member of the Action Française.
Family
Lucien Moreau was born in 1875, son of Émile Moreau (1841–1919).
He was the grand-nephew of Augustin Boyer, brother-in-law and partner ...
and Jean Rivain were the key contributors to the review.
Death
Rivain died on 23 May 1957 in
Auverse,
Maine-et-Loire, France.
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1883 births
1957 deaths
Writers from Paris
French magazine editors
French political writers
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