Maistre's observations on Russian life, contained in his diplomatic memoirs and in his personal correspondence, were among Tolstoy's sources for his novel War and Peace. Thorup, Mikkel (2005). I, pp. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies,
"A Brief Biography of Joseph de Maistre".
103–138. Burke, Bonald and de Maistre. In: Les Prophètes du Passé. New York: Columbia University Master's Thesis.
Il Pensiero Politico di Joseph de Maistre. 257–338. (6) "Edmund Burke et Joseph de Maistre", Revue de l'Université d'Ottawa, Vol.
[18] He was alarmed, however, by the decision of the States-General to combine clergy, aristocracy, and commoners into a single legislative body, which became the National Constituent Assembly.
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Related Descriptions La Rochelle: Editions Rupella. Muret, Charlotte Touzalin (1933). Lettres et Opuscules Inédits du Comte Joseph de Maistre, Tome Second, édit.
63–86. Paris: Vrin. (1985). 11, pp.
[19] Maistre fled Chambéry when it was taken by a French revolutionary army in 1792, but unable to find a position in the royal court in Turin, he returned the following year. De l'Église Gallicane, édit. 49–58. Frankfurt am Main et al. [23] In his short book Essai sur le Principe Générateur des Constitutions Politiques et des Autres Institutions Humaines ("Essay on the Generative Principle of Political Constitutions and other Human Institutions," 1809), Maistre argued that constitutions are not the product of human reason, but come from God, who slowly brings them to maturity. New York: The Modern Library, p. 245. Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) Véritable réactionnaire, ennemi acharné du libéralisme de la Révolution française de 1789, a fortiori de la révolution jacobine de Robespierre, le comte Joseph de Maistre consacre sa vie et son oeuvre (§ 1) à lutter contre les Lumières lucifériennes, pour l'unité nationale par l'ordre divin et l'expiation des péchés ().
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Sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica and the Catholic Encyclopedia identify Maistre as French, by culture if not by law.
You must love the sovereign as you love order, with all the forces of intelligence. - [3] [Recueil. In 1802, after the invasion of Savoy and Lebrun, Richard (1989). Aprilis hora 5. pomeridiana (Turin, 1772) – Joseph de Maistre's decree thesis, kept in the National Library of the University of Turin. Glaudes, Pierre (1997). Rodolphe de Maistre, 1821. Maistre's relations with the court at Cagliari were not always easy[11] and in 1802 he was sent to Saint Petersburg in Russia,[22] as ambassador to Tsar Alexander I.
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"Xavier de Maistre". The pronunciation [m%C9%9Bt%CA%81] (rhymes with maître) is sometimes heard under the influence of the modernized pronunciation, adopted by some descendants (such as Patrice de Maistre). University of Manitoba.