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2013-04-18 / lectures-d-crivains-notre Text read and commented by Alain Finkielkraut On January 16, 1910, The Mystery of the Charity of Joan of Arc was published. For the right, this book was a "divine surprise." The Dreyfusian laggard seemed to be constituting himself as a Catholic and patriot. Alas, a few months later, Charles Péguy published Notre Jeunesse. Instead of repenting, he claimed his past commitment. But his arguments were singular. In the face of the reaction, he did not brandish the banner of progressivism; he said: "The more of the past we have behind us, the more (rightly) we must defend it in this way, keep it pure." "Charles Péguy is unlike anyone else. He is unclassifiable. That is why we must reread him." Alain Finkielkraut, philosopher and writer, hosts the program Répliques on France Culture. He has notably published Ce que peut la littérature (ed. Stock). He is Olivier Rolin's guest as part of the reading season that he has created for Les Champs Libres. https://www.leschampslibres.fr/