Charles Maurras

Charles Maurras (1868 to 1952) was a French author, poet and critic who became better known as the principal philosopher of Action Francaise, a monarchist and nationalist political movement. He began his career in literary criticism, was elected to the Academie Francaise in 1938, and was expelled from it in 1945 after being convicted of complicity with the enemy following the collapse of Vichy France. Several of his works were placed on the Catholic Church Index of Forbidden Books in 1927. His writing shaped right-wing thought in twentieth century Europe, and his legacy remains controversial, so readers of the atlas should treat him as an author whose literary standing is inseparable from his political record.