France And The Spanish Civil War: Cultural Representations of the War Next Door, 1936 - 1945

In this wide-ranging study of French intellectuals who represented the Spanish Civil War as it was happening and in its immediate aftermath, Martin Hurcombe explores the ways in which these individuals addressed national anxieties and shaped the French political landscape. Bringing together reportage, essays, and fiction by French supporters of Franco's Nationalists and of the Spanish Republic, Hurcombe shows the multifaceted ways in which that conflict impacted upon French political culture. He argues that French cultural representations of the war often articulated a utopian image of the Nationalists or of the Spanish Republic that served as models behind which the radical right or the radical left in France might mobilise. His book will be of interest not only to scholars of French literature and culture but also to those interested in how events unfolding in Spain found an echo in the political landscapes of other countries. Introduction: Importing The Spanish Civil War -- Touring The Spanish Labyrinth: The Far Right In Nationalist Spain -- The Art Of War: The Novels Of Frondaie And Maulvault -- The Birth Of International Fascism: From Brasillach To Drieu La Rochelle -- From Republican Solidarity Towards The Totalitarian Republic: The French Left And The Spanish Republic -- Fellow-travelling To Spain: André Malraux, L'espoir And The Civil War -- Beyond The Spanish Republic: Journey's End And New Departures -- Lessons In The Darkness: Bernanos's Les Grands Cimetières Sous La Lune And Pollès's Toute Guerre Se Fait La Nuit -- Epilogue: Decisions In The Dark: Sartre's Le Mur. Martin Hurcombe. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [233]-240) And Index. Cover 1 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Introduction : Importing the Spanish Civil War 10 1 Touring the Spanish Labyrinth: The Far Right in Nationalist Spain 30 2 The Art of War: The Novels of Frondaie and Maulvault 64 3 The Birth of International Fascism: From Brasillach to Drieu la Rochelle 90 4 From Republican Solidarity towards the Totalitarian Republic 120 5 Fellow-Travelling to Spain: Malraux, L’Espoir and the Civil War 158 6 Beyond the Spanish Republic: Journey’s End and New Departures 180 7 Lessons in the Darkness 202 Epilogue : Decisions in the Dark: Sartre’s ‘Le Mur’ 234 Bibliography 242 Index 250 In this wide-ranging study of French intellectuals who represented the Spanish Civil War as it was happening and in its immediate aftermath, Hurcombe explores the ways in which these individuals addressed national anxieties and shaped the French political landscape. Bringing together reports, essays and fiction by French supporters of Franco's Nationalists and of the Spanish Republic, Hurcombe shows the multifaceted ways in which conflict impacted upon French political culture A study of French intellectuals who represented the Spanish Civil War as it was happening and in its immediate aftermath, this book explores the ways in which these individuals addressed national anxieties and shaped the French political landscape. It is suitable for scholars of French literature and culture.