Germaine de Staël : a political portrait / Biancamaria Fontana.
Germaine de Staël : a political portrait / Biancamaria Fontana.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2016]
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G 2016/2542
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Language
English
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Physical content
296 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: A Passion for Politics -- Interpreting the Opinion of the Majority of the Nation (1791) -- The View from the Executive (1792) -- Defending the Queen : Politics as Propaganda (1793) -- Addressing William Pitt (1794) -- The Advent of Modern Liberty (1795) -- Condemned to Celebrity : The...
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"Germaine de Staël (1766-1817) is perhaps best known today as a novelist, literary critic, and outspoken and independent thinker. Yet she was also a prominent figure in politics during the French Revolution. Biancamaria Fontana sheds new light on this often overlooked aspect of Staël's life and work, bringing vividly to life her unique experience...
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Germaine de Staël : a political portrait / Biancamaria Fontana.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/2542
Record Identifier
74VKVq3Q5LBA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq3Q5LBA
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ISBN
0691169047 hardcover acid-free paper
9780691169040 hardcover acid-free paper
DDC
944.04092 B
MMS ID
991024007585702626
