In connection with the introduction to 'Youth, Beats, and Right-Wing
Anarchists', those who have never heard of Henri Hartung (1921-1988)
and haven't read Sedgwick's study may like to have some biographical
data about him.
He was formed philosophically in the 1940's by his reading of Sri
Ramana Maharshi. "Schuon's one-time follower", he was "a pioneer in
executive and continuing education". In the 1960's, he run an adult
training institute promoted and sponsored by de Gaulle. In May 1968,
students fought riot police in the Quartier Latin. Hartung's institute
was deserted. At some point, Hartung, who was champing at the bit,
told his secretary : "If somebody asks for me, please tell him that I
am on the barricades!"
(http://perso.orange.fr/js.resurgences/marche20.htm)
A few days later, he sold his institute and his big car, and retired
in Switzerland, where he began to write books and pursued his studies
in continuing education.
It seems that the interview which Evola gave him can be found in
'Rencontres Romaines au milieu des ruines', L'Age d'Or (Puiseaux,
1985), No. 4, which we have not been able to check, and which has not
been published in Italian.
In any case, any attentive reader of 'Men among the Ruins' is aware
that, by then, Evola considered that any possibility of initiation was
precluded.
While we are at it, see the sharp critique of Sedgwick's 'Against the
Modern World' by R. Horvath :
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:qDgadq1GYEUJ:www.geocities.com/divinecities/r\
oberthorvath/RHorvathSedgwickFinal.pdf+hartung+evola&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=uk