Anthony Ludovici
Anthony Mario Ludovici (8 January 1882 – 3 April 1971) was a British philosopher, sociologist, social critic and polyglot. He was born in London, of Italian ancestry. Ludovici is known as a proponent of aristocracy and an anti-egalitarianism, and in the early 20th century was a leading British conservative author. He wrote on subjects including art, metaphysics, politics, economics, religion, the differences between the sexes and races, health, and eugenics. He contributed to publications such as The English Review and The South African Observer.[1]
Work
In 1913, Ludovici translated and wrote the foreword for The Letters of A Post-Impressionist, which was a compilation of letters by the artist Vincent van Gogh.[2] He spent a short time working as a private secretary for the famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin.[3]
Views on Immigration
Ludovici objected to the immigration of black Jamaicans to England and criticized the Conservative Party, repeatedly referring to them in his works as "imitators of the Left.[4] He claimed that the policy adoption stemmed from England's reaction to WWII, wherein he noted that by September 1939, "It had become customary, if not compulsory" to contradict any and every National Socialist policy. "War," according to him, was the "breeder of lies." Wherein "as a rule, when once hostilities cease, most of the lies which have served their turn are in time wholly forgotten..." this was not the case with England, which rushed to adopt color-blindness and miscegenation."[5]
Religion
Ludovici was critical of Christianity, but also saw atheism as equally unacceptable.[6]
Bibliography
- Nietzsche and Art. Constable & Co. LTD., 1911.
- Germany and its Evolution in Modern Times. Henry Holt and Company, 1913.
- A Defence of Aristocracy. LeRoy Phillips, 1915.
- The False Assumption of Democracy. Heath Cranton, LTD., 1921.
- Man's Descent from the Gods. William Heinemann, 1921.
- Book Review: The Fascist Movement in Italian Life. The English Review (37), 1923.
- Lysistrata. Kegan Paul, Trench Trubner & Co., LTD., 1924.
- Nietzsche: His Life and Work. Constable & Company, LTD., 1914.
- Hitler and the Third Reich. The English Review (63), 1936.
- The Jews, and the Jews in England. Boswell Publishing Co, 1938.
- In Defense of Conservatism. The South African Observer, 1955.
- The Black Invasion of Britain. The South African Observer, 1955.
- Britain's Conservative Statesmen. The South African Observer, 1955.
- How the Blind Lead the Blind. The South African Observer, 1955.
- Poetic Justice. The South African Observer, 1955.
- Personality in Statesmanship. The South African Observer, 1955-1956.
- Subsidized Sloth and Subnormality in the Social State. The South African Observer, 1959.
- Religion for Infadels. Holborn Publishing Company, 1961.
- Western Europe's Social History — In One Word. The South African Observer, 1963.
- Feelings Masquerading as Thoughts in the Real World. The South African Observer, 1963.
- The Specious Origins of Liberalism The South African Observer, 1967.
- The Third Reich and Fascism Contra Liberal Democracy Ostara Publications, 2015.
External links
- Project Gutenberg: Books and translations by Anthony Mario Ludovici
- The Anthony M. Ludovici Website
- Who was Anthony M. Ludovici?
Sources
- ↑ Ludovici, Anthony M., "The Third Reich and Fascism Contra Liberal Democracy," (Ostara Publications, 2015) ISBN: 978-1508673026
- ↑ Gogh, Vincent van, "The Letters of a Post-Impressionist: Being the Familiar Correspondence of Vincent van Gogh," (Boston, New York; Houghton Mifflin Co., 1913).
- ↑ "A Brief Biography," Introduction to Religion for Infidels, Ostara Publications, (2015 ed.)
- ↑ Ludovici, Anthony M., In Defense of Conservatism," The South African Observer, 1955.
- ↑ Ludovici, Anthony M., The Black Invasion of Britain, The South African Observer, 1955.
- ↑ Ludovici, Anthony M., "Religion for Infadels," Holborn Publishing Company, 1961, https://www.ostarapublications.com/product/religion-for-infidels/
