Sunday, November 30, 2008

Did Péguy kill Jaurès?

"Did Péguy kill Jaurès?  Did he incite / the assassin?" asked Hill's poem The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Péguy (1983).  In France, the questioning continues.

Pierre Assouline, "Darcos a-t-il édulcoré Péguy?" Le Monde, blog (November 28, 2008).
Hédi Kaddour, "Quand M. Darcos écrit l'Histoire," Po&sie (November 2008).

A one-day conference about Péguy and the Press, sponsored by the association Amitié Charles Péguy, will take place December 7, Maison Nicolas Barré, 75006 Paris.