Considerations on France
1796 political pamphlet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Considerations on France (French: Considérations sur la France) is a 1796 political pamphlet and treatise by the Savoyard philosopher Joseph de Maistre about the ongoing French Revolution. Maistre presents a providential interpretation of the Revolution and argues for a new alliance of throne and altar under a restored Bourbon monarchy. The work is the best-known French equivalent of Edmund Burke's work Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790).[1]
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 1821 title page of Considérations sur la France | |
| Author | Joseph de Maistre |
|---|---|
| Original title | Considérations sur la France |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Political philosophy · Social criticism · Culture war |
Publication date | 1796 |
| Pages | 250 |
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