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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 bang-up intellectuals of her solar day, and her idealistic rebellion against all that was cynical, tyrannical, and passionless. Germaine de Stael'southward begetter was Jacques Necker, the finance government 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 almost of their married life autonomously. She had many brilliant lovers. Talleyrand was the outset, Narbonne, the minister of war, another; Benjamin Constant was her virtually 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 1 of the most important documents of European Romanticism. Her bold philosophical ideas, especially those in "On Literature," caused feverish mayhem in France and were quickly noticed past Napoleon, who saw her salon every bit a rallying point for the opposition. He eventually exiled her from France. This winner of the 1959 National Volume Award is "first-class ... detailed, full of color, motility, smashing names, and lively incident" -- The New York Times "Mr. Herold'due south full-bodied biographyis clear-eyed, intelligent, and written with abundant wit and zest." -- The Atlantic Monthly… (more than) | ||||||
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J. Christopher Herold vigorously tells the story of the fierce Madame de Stael, revealing her courageous opposition to Napoleon, her cyclone 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 government minister to Louis XVI, and her mother ran an influential literary-political salon in Paris. Always precocious, at 19 Germaine married the Swedish ambassador to France, Eric Magnus Businesswoman de Stael-Holstein, and in 1785 took over her female parent's salon with cracking success. Germaine and de Stael lived most of their married life apart. She had many vivid lovers. Talleyrand was the first, Narbonne, the minister of war, another; Benjamin Abiding 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 i of the nearly 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 betoken for the opposition. He somewhen exiled her from France. This winner of the 1959 National Book Honor is "excellent ... detailed, full of color, motion, bully names, and lively incident" -- The New York Times "Mr. Herold's full-bodied biographyis clear-eyed, intelligent, and written with abundant wit and zest." -- The Atlantic Monthly
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