born April 20, 1868, Martigues, France
died Nov. 16, 1952, Tours
French writer and political theorist.
In 1891 he cofounded a group of poets opposed to the Symbolist movement and later known as the école romane . An ardent monarchist, he cofounded L'Action Française (1899), a review whose "integral nationalism" promoted the idea of the supremacy of the state; it became the party organ of the reactionary Action Française . He also wrote philosophical short stories and poetry. During World War II he was a strong supporter of the government of Philippe Pétain , for which he was imprisoned (1945–52).