Jacques Riviere Author & Editor

Jacques Riviere (1886-1925) was a long time editor at NRF (Nouvelle Revue Francaise) - from 1912-1914; and after the war was ended, from 1919-1925. He wrote steadily during this period, many of his essays appearing in this volume. He caught typhoid fever and died in February 1925. Henri Peyre (1901-1988) was Sterling Professor and chair of the French Department at Yale University. He was the author of numerous books including Literature and Sincerity, Baudelaire: A Collection of Critical Essays, and The Contemporary French Novel.