Julien Benda (1867-1956) was a French cultural critic and novelist. He is best known for his La Trahison des clercs ("the treason of the intellectuals"), which became a lasting international catch-cry. Julien Benda was born in Paris on December 27,...

T. S. Eliot's connections with the French, Jewish cultural commentator Julien Benda (1867-1956) have not been widely discussed, and references to their relationship are usually made in passing.(1) Eliot did not write a great deal about Benda; in his bibliography of Eliot's works,...

Jan Antonin Benda Concertos for Harpsichord Obligato, Two Violins, Viola and Cello Collegium 1704: Vaclav Luks--harpsichord, musical director, Lenka Koubkova, Jan Hadek--violins, Michal Kucharik--viola, Libor Masek--cello. Production: Vitezslav Janda. Text: Czech, Eng. Recorded: 11/2004, 1/2005, Waldorf School, Pribram. TT: 69:49. DDD....

1. Television has greatly narrowed the freedom of the intellectual to do his job and "disturb the public peace." 100 years ago, the French intellectual Julien Benda could stand up against the establishment for Alfred Dreyfus "because he was innocent... in the name of universal...

Niess is an American writer and professor of French. In the following excerpt, he examines Benda's view of literature and literary artists.

In the following excerpt, Nichols articulates a distinction in Benda's work between the clerc and the intellectual.

Schalk is an American writer and educator. In the following excerpt, he considers Benda's views on political engagement and examines the critical reception of Th e Treason of the Intellectuals, as well as the practical understanding of Benda's ideas by various thinkers.