Joseph de Maistre's life, thought and influence [electronic resource] : selected studies / edited by Richard A. Lebrun.

Includes original essays, papers previously presented at a round-table at the Tenth International Congress on Enlightenment, in Dublin, July 1999 and articles selected from the Revue des �etudes maistriennes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biographical studies. The roads of exile, 1792-1817 / Jean-Louis Darcel ; The apprentice years of a counter-revolutionary : Joseph de Maistre in Lausanne, 1793-1797 / Jean-Louis Darcel ; Joseph de Maistre and the House of Savoy : some aspects of his career / Jean-Louis Darcel -- Aspects of Maistre's thought. Maistre's theory of sacrifice / Owen Bradley ; Joseph de Maistre economicst / Jean Denizet ; Joseph de Maistre's theory of language : language and revolution / Benjamin Thurston ; Joseph de Maistre, new mentor of the prince : unveiling the mysteries of political science / Jean-Louis Darcel ; Joseph de Maistre's Catholic philosophy of authority / Jean-Yves Pranch�ere -- Comparative studies. Joseph de Maistre and Edmund Burke : a comparison / Richard A. Lebrun ; Maistre's twin? Louis de Bonald and the Enlightenment / W. Jay Reedy ; The social bond according to the Catholic counter-revolution : Maistre and Bonald / Jean-Yves Pranch�ere ; Joseph de Maistre and Carl Schmitt / Graeme Garrard -- Reception and influence. Joseph de Maistre in Russia : a look at the reception of his work / Vera miltchyna ; Joseph de Maistre in the anglophone world / Richard A. Lebrun ; The persistence of Maistrian thought / Jean-Yves Pranch�ere.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.