Author: Lydia Maria Child
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Languages : en
Pages : 296
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The Biographies of Madame de Staël, and Madame Roland
Author: Lydia Maria Child
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Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Mistress to an Age
Author: J. Christopher Herold
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802138378
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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J. Christopher Herold vigorously tells the story of the fierce Madame de Stael, revealing her courageous opposition to Napoleon, her whirlwind affairs with the great intellectuals of her day, and her idealistic rebellion against all that was cynical, tyrannical, and passionless. Germaine de Stael's father was Jacques Necker, the finance minister to Louis XVI, and her mother ran an influential literary-political salon in Paris. Always precocious, at nineteen Germaine married the Swedish ambassador to France, Eric Magnus Baron de Stael-Holstein, and in 1785 took over her mother's salon with great success. Germaine and de Stael lived most of their married life apart. She had many brilliant lovers. Talleyrand was the first, Narbonne, the minister of war, another; Benjamin Constant was her most significant and long-lasting one. She published several political and literary essays, including "A Treatise on the Influence of the Passions upon the Happiness of Individuals and of Nations," which became one of the most important documents of European Romanticism. Her bold philosophical ideas, particularly those in "On Literature," caused feverish commotion in France and were quickly noticed by Napoleon, who saw her salon as a rallying point for the opposition. He eventually exiled her from France. This winner of the 1959 National Book Award is "excellent ... detailed, full of color, movement, great names, and lively incident" -- The New York Times "Mr. Herold's full-bodied biography is clear-eyed, intelligent, and written with abundant wit and zest." -- The Atlantic Monthly
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802138378
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
J. Christopher Herold vigorously tells the story of the fierce Madame de Stael, revealing her courageous opposition to Napoleon, her whirlwind affairs with the great intellectuals of her day, and her idealistic rebellion against all that was cynical, tyrannical, and passionless. Germaine de Stael's father was Jacques Necker, the finance minister to Louis XVI, and her mother ran an influential literary-political salon in Paris. Always precocious, at nineteen Germaine married the Swedish ambassador to France, Eric Magnus Baron de Stael-Holstein, and in 1785 took over her mother's salon with great success. Germaine and de Stael lived most of their married life apart. She had many brilliant lovers. Talleyrand was the first, Narbonne, the minister of war, another; Benjamin Constant was her most significant and long-lasting one. She published several political and literary essays, including "A Treatise on the Influence of the Passions upon the Happiness of Individuals and of Nations," which became one of the most important documents of European Romanticism. Her bold philosophical ideas, particularly those in "On Literature," caused feverish commotion in France and were quickly noticed by Napoleon, who saw her salon as a rallying point for the opposition. He eventually exiled her from France. This winner of the 1959 National Book Award is "excellent ... detailed, full of color, movement, great names, and lively incident" -- The New York Times "Mr. Herold's full-bodied biography is clear-eyed, intelligent, and written with abundant wit and zest." -- The Atlantic Monthly
Memoirs
Author: Laure Junot (duchesse d'Abrantès.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Memoirs of the Duchess D'Abrantès
Author: Laure Junot Abrantès (duchesse d')
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Madame de Stael
Author: Francine du Plessix Gray
Publisher: Atlas and Company
ISBN: 1934633216
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Madame de Stael was born into a world of political and intellectual prominence, as the daughter of Louis XVI's Minister of Finances, Jacques Necker. Later she married Sweden's ambassador to the French court and, for more than 20 years, held the limelight as philosopher, political figure and prolific writer. She was, however, more than just a mind. Despite a plain appearance, she was notoriously seductive and enjoyed whirlwind affairs with some of the leading intellectuals of her time - she was a true force of nature.
Publisher: Atlas and Company
ISBN: 1934633216
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Madame de Stael was born into a world of political and intellectual prominence, as the daughter of Louis XVI's Minister of Finances, Jacques Necker. Later she married Sweden's ambassador to the French court and, for more than 20 years, held the limelight as philosopher, political figure and prolific writer. She was, however, more than just a mind. Despite a plain appearance, she was notoriously seductive and enjoyed whirlwind affairs with some of the leading intellectuals of her time - she was a true force of nature.
Madame de Staël
Author: Andrew Haggard
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Category : Authors, French
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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"Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein; 22 April 1766 ? 14 July 1817), commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French woman of letters of Swiss origin whose lifetime overlapped with the events of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era of which she was a principal opponent. Celebrated for her conversational eloquence, she participated actively in the political and intellectual life of her times. Her works, both critical and fictional, made their mark on the history of European Romanticism."--Wikipedia.
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Category : Authors, French
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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"Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein; 22 April 1766 ? 14 July 1817), commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French woman of letters of Swiss origin whose lifetime overlapped with the events of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era of which she was a principal opponent. Celebrated for her conversational eloquence, she participated actively in the political and intellectual life of her times. Her works, both critical and fictional, made their mark on the history of European Romanticism."--Wikipedia.
Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution
Author: Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine)
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia
Author: Library Company of Philadelphia
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
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A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia: Sciences and arts
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
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Autobiography and Memoirs
Author: George Douglas Campbell Duke of Argyll
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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