The Reception of French Catholic Intellectuals in Britain after the Second World War

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2006

Author

Kelly, Michael

Journal

French Cultural Studies

Volume

17

Number

3

Pages

285-302

Language

English

Keywords

Influence

Annotation

This essay looks at the influence of and reaction to French intellectuals in post-war Britain. There are three brief references to Weil. The longest of the three is somewhat misleading as it suggests Weil died from living in poverty and not from tuberculosis and her inability or refusal to eat.