Down to Earth: André Malraux’s Political Itinerary
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cated. Yet, in the course of the 1930s Malraux’s conception of the
world undergoes a radical transformation; through the discovery of
fraternity and of human community, the world is transformed from the
antagonistic horizon of the Malrucian adventurer to the encompassing
environment of l’homme fondamental. The national community is
therefore the final incarnation in a series of communities whose origins are to be found in those works often associated with revolutionary activity, but whose very existence responds to a dilemma
underlying all of Malraux’s artistic output.
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cated. Yet, in the course of the 1930s Malraux’s conception of the
world undergoes a radical transformation; through the discovery of
fraternity and of human community, the world is transformed from the
antagonistic horizon of the Malrucian adventurer to the encompassing
environment of l’homme fondamental. The national community is
therefore the final incarnation in a series of communities whose origins are to be found in those works often associated with revolutionary activity, but whose very existence responds to a dilemma
underlying all of Malraux’s artistic output.