Germaine de Staël and Benjamin Constant: A Dual Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300119259 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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She was already celebrated and a published writer, whereas he, though ambitious, was unknown. Exploring their relationships with Napoleon and the Bourbons, their different responses to the momentous upheavals of postrevolutionary France, their support of individual liberty with order, and more, the book concludes with an appreciation of de Staël’s and Constant’s singular contributions to a new literature and to the history of liberty.. Winegarten traces their story largely through their own wordsletters and aut
Stephen B. Gale said An unlikely couple. provides a window on one of the most tumultuous eras of world history and a time when France was at the Zenith of it's power, influence and development. An account of two of Europe's most foremost thinkers and their activities in and around France. The book could be enlivened with some illustrations as well as a better explanation abo
“The protagonists’ unique romantic and intellectual partnership, set against the backdrop of one of history’s most dramatic eras, is enriched by Winegarten’s characteristically succinct prose and subtle judgments.”—Brooke Allen, author of Twentieth Century Attitudes