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Portrait de René Guénon

René Guénon

René Guénon, born November 15, 1886 in Blois, France and died January 7, 1951 in Cairo, Egypt, is a French author, “unclassifiable figure in the intellectual history of the 20th century”.


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Bibliography of texts published in the NRF

The texts below, published in La Nouvelle Revue Française, are grouped into four main sets: texts by René Guénon, notes and columns by the author, texts about the author, and, when available, translations by the author.

Texts by René Guénon

  1. Quatre notes sur l'Islam, 1959-07-01

Texts about René Guénon

These texts may include thematic studies about the author, correspondence, reading notes on works by or about the author, interviews conducted by the author, or works edited by the author.

  1. L'œuvre de René Guénon, by Luc Benoist, 1942-09-01, articles
  2. Visites à René Guénon, by Nadjim Bammate, 1955-06-01, Le temps, comme il passe

Chronological distribution of texts published in the NRF (1908-1968)

This chart shows the chronological distribution of texts across the four categories defined above: Texts, Notes, Translations, and Texts about the author.


Bibliography of texts published in Les Cahiers de la Pleiade

The texts below, published in Les Cahiers de la Pleiade, are grouped into three sets: texts by René Guénon, texts translated by the author, and texts about the author.


Texts about

These texts may include thematic studies about the author, correspondence, reading notes on works by or about the author, or works translated by the author.

  1. René Guénon by René Daumal, printemps-été 1951 [206 p.]
  2. La métaphysique de René Guénon by Paul Sérant, automne 1951-printemps 1952 [204 p.]