Paris 1933: A 'Société des Esprits' Chaired by Paul Valéry

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Authors
Publication date 2014
Host editors
  • C. Reijnen
  • M. Rensen
Book title European encounters
Book subtitle intellectual exchange and the rethinking of Europe 1914-1945
ISBN
  • 9789042038325
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9789401210775
Series European studies
Event European Encounters. Intellectual Exchange and the Rethinking of Europe (1918-1945)
Pages (from-to) 139-154
Publisher Amsterdam: Rodopi
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies (ARTES)
Abstract
In October 1933, not long after the coming to power of the Nazis in Germany, an interesting group of European intellectuals gathered in the French capital to discuss 'the future of the European mind'. Writers and academics from all over Europe took part in the discussions that were organized by the League of Nations and chaired by the French poet and essayist Paul Valéry. Is it possible to see the discussions as successful examples of intellectual exchange, of sharing ideas concerning the problems of Europe? In this chapter special attention will be given to the contributions of Johan Huizinga, Hermann von Keyserling, Julien Benda, Pál Teleki, Jean Cantacuzène and Jules Romains. Did they succeed in becoming - as Valéry hoped - 'a power of transformation' that could rescue the world?
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401210775_009
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