Gianfranco de Turris explained
| Gianfranco de Turris |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Rome |
| Occupation: | journalist, writer |
| Known For: | president of the Fondazione Julius Evola |
Gianfranco de Turris is an Italian journalist and the president of the Fondazione Julius Evola. He has been described by political scientist Jean-Yves Camus as "a key figure in Italian right-wing circles".
Writings on Evola
De Turris is known for his work on the Italian far-right philosopher Julius Evola, who he portrays as a thinker "committed more to a detached criticism of the contemporary world similar to Nietzsche's critique of nihilism than to political engagement."
He is also the editor-in-chief of Evola's works in Italian with the publisher Edizioni Mediterranee.
References
NotesBibliography
- Book: Camus
, Jean-Yves
. Doval . Gisela Pereyra . Souroujon . Gastón . 2022 . Global Resurgence of the Right: Conceptual and Regional Perspectives . The Marginalisation of Neo-Fascist Ideologies in Europe: The Traditional Extreme Right in the Postmodern Era . Routledge . 123–137 .
- Wolff . Elisabeta Cassina . 2014 . Apolitìa and Tradition in Julius Evola as Reaction to Nihilism . European Review . 22 . 2 . 258–273 . 10.1017/S106279871400009X.
- Book: Somigli
, Luca
. 2021 . International Yearbook of Futurism Studies . Evola's Path from Futurism to Dada and Beyond . 10.1515/9783110702200-022.
- Web site: Steve Bannon Cited Italian Thinker Who Inspired Fascists . Horowitz . Jason . 10 February 2017 . New York Times .
