Commentaire
Frequency | Quarterly |
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Total circulation (2008) | 6000 |
First issue | 1978 |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Website | www |
ISSN | 0180-8214 |
Commentaire is a French quarterly magazine, created in 1978 by Raymond Aron and Jean-Claude Casanova.[1]
Aron's previous journal venture, started in 1970 and titled Contrepoint, had been terminated in 1976 following disagreements among its founders and its owner Patrick Devedjian. In a wide-ranging 2008 interview, Casanova described the decision to create Commentaire as having been made in late 1977 and involving, besides Aron and himself, a group of common friends that included Annie Kriegel, , Alain Besançon, , and . The journal's motto, a quote from Pericles, was suggested by Papaioannou: Il n’y a pas de bonheur sans liberté, ni de liberté sans vaillance ("there can be neither happiness without liberty, nor liberty without courage"). Pierre Manent was the author of a manifesto explaining the journal's purpose in the first issue.[1]
Among the journal's avowedly liberal inspirations, Casanova cited Montesquieu, Benjamin Constant, Alexis de Tocqueville, Élie Halévy, and Aron himself.[2]
The journal relies largely on volunteer work and a small administrative staff. In 2008, it printed 6,000 copies and had 3,800 subscribers, the rest beingly sold in bookstores and newsshops.[3]
A specific feature is the abundance of selected quotes in each of the journal's issues. A section titled sans commentaire ("no comment") includes involuntary comical quotes, often from political leaders or ideological commentators.[4]
In 2017, Commentaire made all its past published articles available online.[5] Like its center-left peer Esprit, it is self-published and not dependent on a large publishing house.[6]
Affiliates[]
As of early 2021, Commentaire's website mentioned two circles of affiliates (including past and deceased ones):[7]
- Editorial Board (Conseil de rédaction): Alain Besançon, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Nathalie Delapalme, Gilles Étrillard, Marc Fumaroli, Pierre Manent, George de Ménil, Philippe Meyer, François Sureau, Philippe Trainar, Michel Zink , , Guy Berger,
- Editorial Committee (Comité de rédaction): Cédric Argenton, Karol Beffa, Jacques Bille, Dominique Bocquet, Michel Bourdeau, , Christopher Caldwell, Gwendal Châton, Laurent Cohen-Tanugi, Benedetta Craveri, Jean-Marc Daniel, , , Michel Duclos, Bruno Durieux, Vincent Feré, Louis de Fouchécour, , Jean Gatty, François Gorand, Donatien Grau, Sylviane Guillaumont, Patrick Guillaumont, Michel Gurfinkiel, , Pierre Hassner, Jean-Vincent Holeindre, , , Pierre Kende, Annie Kriegel, , Armand Laferrère, Guillaume Lagane, Mathieu Laine, Vincent Laloy, Alain Lancelot, Alain Laurent, Tristan Lecoq, , Didier Maillard, Béatrice Majnoni d'Intignano, Sophie-Caroline de Margerie, Hervé Mariton, François de Mazières, Paul Mentré, Christophe Mercier, Thierry de Montbrial, , , Benoît Pellistrandi, Rémy Prud'Homme, , Pierre Rigoulot, Hervé Robert, Giuseppe Sacco, , Maryvonne de Saint-Pulgent, , Dominique Schnapper, Antoine Schnapper, Mark Sherringham, Christine Sourgins, , , Éric Thiers, , Nicolas Véron, Jean-Philippe Vincent, , Guillaume Barrera,
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b François Quinton (10 April 2008). "Entretien avec Jean-Claude Casanova (1) : La création de la revue". nonfiction.fr.
- ^ François Quinton (10 April 2008). "Entretien avec Jean-Claude Casanova (2) : Le libéralisme". nonfiction.fr.
- ^ François Quinton (10 April 2008). "Entretien avec Jean-Claude Casanova (5) : Le modèle économique". nonfiction.fr.
- ^ François Quinton (10 April 2008). "Entretien avec Jean-Claude Casanova (6) : Commentaire dans le paysage intellectuel". nonfiction.fr.
- ^ Alice Develey (1 August 2017). "Commentaire, une revue à la page". Le Figaro.
- ^ Nicolas Truong (20 September 2020). "La fin de la revue " Le Débat " suscite des lectures divergentes dans le milieu de la pensée française". Le Monde.
- ^ "Qui sommes-nous ?". Commentaire.
- 1978 establishments in France
- Magazines established in 1978
- Quarterly magazines published in France