Publication details
La sensibilité de Pierre Emmanuel à la liberté des intellectuels en Europe de l’Est
| Title in English | Pierre Emmanuel's sensitivity to the freedom of intellectuals in Eastern Europe |
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Echo des études romanes |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://eer.cz/artkey/eer-202301-0010_la-sensibilite-de-pierre-emmanuel-192-la-liberte-des-intellectuels-en-europe-de-l-est.php |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.32725/eer.2023.010 |
| Keywords | Pierre Emmanuel; freedom; the commitment of intellectuals; Eastern European countries; Charter 77 |
| Description | The French poet and journalist Pierre Emmanuel was particularly sensitive to the freedom of cultural representatives in former Czechoslovakia and other Eastern European countries, which he also supported at times when they no longer had freedom of speech. This article examines the main features of his visit to some Eastern European countries in 1947, during which he already recognised the signs of nascent totalitarian regimes. Henceforth, he sympathised with his colleagues who were not allowed to express themselves freely, while, at the same time, committing himself to the protection of moral values, freedom, and man in his dignity and fullness. These activities showed his readiness to act always in the name of humanity with people in difficulty, including the signatories of Charter 77 in Czechoslovakia (published in France in Le Monde, 6 January 1977). |