Maistre

British  

/ mɛstrə /

noun

1. Josephe de (ʒozɛf də). 1753–1821, French writer and diplomat, noted for his extreme reactionary views, expounded in such works as Les Soirées de St Petersbourg (1821)

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The ultraconservative Catholic authoritarian and opponent of the French Revolution Joseph de Maistre, who is recognized as one of the intellectual forefathers of fascism, goes even further.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023

Tenor Rolando Villazon and harpist Xavier de Maistre are to play from their recording “Serenata Latina” at Tully Hall on Dec. 18.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

However much modern theorists have elaborated upon the ideas inherent in conservatism during the two centuries since Maistre, they all seem to me to boil down to three simple points:

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2023

There is also a selection of shining motets, two attributed to Leonora d’Este, Lucrezia Borgia’s daughter, who may have also been the recipient of Maistre Jhan’s gorgeous “Ecce amica mea.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

As we have said, one hundred years ago De Maistre declared that history had been a conspiracy against the truth.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.