The Prison Notes

by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Julius Evola

Overview

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu was the founder and leader of the Legion of St. Michael the Archangel, otherwise known as the Iron Guard, in Romania between 1927 and 1938. While many of the revolutionary nationalist movements of the period are long forgotten, Codreanu's movement continues to be studied today. The reason is because Codreanu envisioned the Legion as being not simply a political movement, but rather a knightly order in which all members were suffused with the spirit of God, self-sacrifice and the essence of the Romanian people. This is no more evident than in his Prison Notes, which he kept after being imprisoned on false charges by the government. Although the judiciary was unwilling to sentence him to more than ten years' labour, Codreanu was 'shot while trying to escape' shortly after these notes were written. His body was then rendered unrecognisable with acid and clandestinely buried under seven tons of concrete to hide the crime. The Prison Notes are the testimony of a man who, while disappointed by the corruption and ill treatment he faces, remains strengthened by the power of his faith and commitment to a higher cause.

Also included in this volume are translations of all of Julius Evola's essays on the subject of Codreanu. Evola, who met Codreanu in Bucharest shortly before his arrest, recognised in Codreanu a kindred spirit who saw profane politics only as a means toward a restoration of genuine hierarchy and aristocracy.

We have also appended a series of rarely-seen photos of the Iron Guard and Codreanu to this volume to complete the record of a movement which has withstood and transcended the test of time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789187339592
Publisher:	TRSE Media AB
Publication date:	03/23/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	132
Sales rank:	705,061
File size:	14 MB
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Table of Contents

Introduction Foreword Tuesday, 19 April 1938 Holy Easter, 24 April 1938 Wednesday, 27 April Friday, 29 April Sunday, 1 May Thursday, 5 May Sunday, 8 May Sunday, 9 May Sunday, 10 May Friday, 13 May Sunday, 15 May Monday, 16 May Tuesday, 17 May Friday, 27 May Sunday, 29 May Notes on the Trial Friday, 3 June Saturday, 4 June Monday, 6 June Tuesday, 7 June Thursday, 9 June Friday, 10 June Monday, 13 June Tuesday, 14 June Wednesday, 15 June Friday morning, 17 June Friday evening, 17 June Sunday, 19 June Appendix 1: Articles on Codreanu and the Iron Guard by Julius Evola Foreword to the Appendix An Interview with Codreanu Nationalism and Ascesis: The Iron Guard In the Aftermath of Codreanu's Murder: The Tragedy of Romanian Legionarism Caught in the Romanian Storm: Voices from Beyond the Grave The Tragidy of the Romanian Iron Guard: Codreanu My Meeting with Codreanu Appendix 2: Photographs of Codreanu and the Iron Guard