Germaine de Stael's first major novel, Delphine, published in 1802, is a profound commentary on the status of women during a critical period of French political history. Delphine's eighteenth-century
Few individuals have left as deep an influence on their time as did Germaine de Stael, one of the greatest intellectuals of her age, whose works have influenced entire cultures, eras, and disciplines.
Germaine de Staël's first major novel, Delphine, published in 1802, is a profound commentary on the status of women during a critical period of French political history. Delphine's eighteenth-century
Capturing eloquent observations of the Napoleonic period's most politically outspoken woman, this edition of Dix Annees d’Exil is the powerful memoir of Germaine de Stael’s tumultuous years fleeing Na