The ''Revue des deux Mondes'' (, ''Review of the Two Worlds'') is a monthly French-language literary, cultural and current affairs magazine that has been published in Paris since 1829. According to its website, "it is today the place for debates and dialogues between nations, disciplines and cultures, about the major subjects of our societies". The main shareholder is

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Group.

History

The ''Revue des deux Mondes'' was founded by Prosper Mauroy and Pierre de Ségur-Dupeyron, first appearing on 1 August 1829. It began when an anodyne periodical, ''Journal des voyages,'' was purchased by the young printer Auguste-Jean Auffray, who convinced his college roommate

François Buloz François Buloz (20 September 1803 – 12 January 1877) was a French ''littérateur'', magazine editor, and theater administrator. He was born in Vulbens, Haute-Savoie, near Geneva, and died in Paris. Originally employed as a chemist, ...

to edit it. Its original emphasis on travel and foreign affairs soon shifted; according to its website, it was created to "establish a cultural, economic and political bridge between France and the United States", the Old World and the

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. It was purchased in 1831 by François Buloz, who was its editor until 1877, when Charles Buloz took over direction. Another influential editor was

Ferdinand Brunetière Ferdinand Brunetière (19 July 1849 – 9 December 1906) was a French writer and critic. Personal and public life Early years Brunetière was born in Toulon, Var, Provence. After school at Marseille, he studied in Paris at the Lycée Louis-le-Gr ...

(after 1893). Among the early regular contributors who established the review's reputation as an elite liberal vehicle of ''haute culture'' were

Albert, 4th duc de Broglie Jacques-Victor-Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (; 13 June 182119 January 1901) was a French monarchist politician, diplomat and writer (of historical works and translations). Broglie twice served as Prime Minister of France, first from May 1873 to M ...

François Guizot François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (; 4 October 1787 – 12 September 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848. A conservative liberal who opposed the ...

Jacques Nicolas Augustin Thierry Augustin Thierry (or ''Jacques Nicolas Augustin Thierry''; 10 May 179522 May 1856) was a French historian. Although originally a follower of Henri de Saint-Simon, he later developed his own approach to history. A committed liberal, his approach ...

Ludovic Vitet Ludovic Vitet (18 October 18025 June 1873) was a French dramatist and politician. Early life and career Ludovic Vitet was born in Paris. He came from a wealthy bourgeois family, as the grandson of former member of the National Convention Louis V ...

, , the literary critics

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (; 23 December 1804 – 13 October 1869) was a French literary critic. Early life He was born in Boulogne, educated there, and studied medicine at the Collège Charlemagne in Paris (1824–27). In 1828, he s ...

and

Gustave Planche Jean Baptiste Gustave Planche (16 February 1808 – 18 September 1857) was a French art and literary critic. Life and career Already in his time as a medical student, Planche frequented artistic circles. This did nothing to promote the success of ...

, and

Jean-Jacques Ampère Jean-Jacques Ampère (12 August 1800 – 27 March 1864) was a French philologist and man of letters. Born in Lyon, he was the only son of the physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). Jean-Jacques' mother died while he was an infant. (But A ...

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first published an essay in three parts in 1834, '' De l'Allemagne depuis Luther'', a history of emancipation in Germany beginning with the

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. Stendhal published his novella ''Mina de Vinghel'' in the magazine. George Sand also serialized her novel '' Mauprat'' in the magazine in 1837.

Marguerite-Hélène Mahé Marguerite-Hélène Mahé (1903 - 1996) was a French writer from Réunion, who is best known for her work '' Sortilèges créoles: Eudora ou l'île enchantée'' ( fr), published first in 1952, serialised into three issues of ''Revue des Deux Mondes ...

serialised her novel '' Sortilèges créoles: Eudora ou l'île enchantée'' ( fr), describing slavery in Réunion. A later contributor was

Hippolyte Taine Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (, 21 April 1828 – 5 March 1893) was a French historian, critic and philosopher. He was the chief theoretical influence on French naturalism, a major proponent of sociological positivism and one of the first practitio ...

Chief editors

, 1831–1877; * Charles Buloz, 1877–1893; *

, 1893–1906; *

Francis Charmes Marie François, known as Francis Charmes (21 April 1848, château de Baradel, Aurillac, Cantal – 4 January 1916, Paris) was a French journalist, diplomat, civil servant, politician and academician. Biography He was educated at Aurillac, and ...

, 1907–1915; *

René Doumic René Doumic (7 March 1860, in Paris – 2 December 1937), French critic and man of letters, was born in Paris, and after a distinguished career at the École Normale began to teach rhetoric at the Collège Stanislas de Paris. Life Doumic attend ...

, 1916–1937; *

André Chaumeix André Chaumeix (6 June 1874, Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme – 23 February 1955) was a French academician, journalist, and literary critic. He was the fourteenth member elected to occupy seat 3 of the Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: ...

, 1937–1955; *

Claude-Joseph Gignoux Claude-Joseph Gignoux (1890–1968) was a French politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Descri ...

, 1955–1966; * Jean Vigneau, 1966–1970; * Jean Jaudel, 1970–1991; * Jean Bothorel, 1991–1995; * Bruno de Cessole, 1995–1999; * Nathalie de Baudry d’Asson, 1999–2002; *

Michel Crépu Michel Crépu In November 2012 during '' Le Masque et la Plume''. Michel Crépu (born 24 August 1954, in Étampes) is a French writer and literary critic as well as the editor-in-chief of ''Nouvelle Revue française'' since 2015. Biography As ...

, 2002–2014; * Valerie Toranian, 2014–present.

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References

External links

''La Revue des deux mondes''
online in Gallica, the digital library of the

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