Madame de Stael: The First Modern Woman
- ISBN-10
- 1934633216
- ISBN-13
- 9781934633212
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-11-17
- Publisher
- Atlas and Company
- Author
- Francine Du Plessix Gray
Description
A profile of the Revolution and Napoleonic era's celebrated woman of letters discusses her upbringing in political and intellectual circles as the daughter of Louis XVI's minister of finances, her controversial affairs with some of the most influential men of her time, and her progressive ideals that prompted repeated exiles. 20,000 first printing.
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