Stael, Romanticism and Revolution: The Life and Times of the First European

Staël's canonical status as a political philosopher, historian, European Romantic theorist, and Revolutionary is restored through extensive archival research and a contextual overview of her writings. She was a friend of Byron, Jefferson, and Tsar Alexander and played pivotal roles in the French Revolution, Napoleonic Europe, emergent nationalism, and European Romanticism. Her fight for the oppressed, from the nations of Napoleon's subjugated Europe to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade, is detailed.

Format: Hardback
Length: 299 pages
Publication date: 17 August 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Two centuries of sexism have obscured Staël's place in international history. Spanning the divides of the French Revolution, Napoleonic Europe, emerging nationalism, and European Romanticism, and playing pivotal roles in those movements, she was also a friend of Byron, Jefferson, and Tsar Alexander. Extensive archival research, coupled with a comprehensive contextual overview of Staël's writings, here restore Staël's canonical status as a political philosopher, historian, European Romantic theorist, and Revolutionary. While the term "stateswoman" is not commonly used, it aptly describes Staël, as she necessarily acted through men around her. The brilliant game of masks and proxies imposed on her by patriarchy is detailed here, alongside her unending fight for the oppressed, from the nations of Napoleon's subjugated Europe to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Two centuries of sexism have obscured Staël's place in international history. Spanning the divides of the French Revolution, Napoleonic Europe, emerging nationalism, and European Romanticism, and playing pivotal roles in those movements, she was also a friend of Byron, Jefferson, and Tsar Alexander. Extensive archival research, coupled with a comprehensive contextual overview of Staël's writings, here restore Staël's canonical status as a political philosopher, historian, European Romantic theorist, and Revolutionary. While the term "stateswoman" is not commonly used, it aptly describes Staël, as she necessarily acted through men around her. The brilliant game of masks and proxies imposed on her by patriarchy is detailed here, alongside her unending fight for the oppressed, from the nations of Napoleon's subjugated Europe to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Weight: 596g
Dimension: 158 x 236 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009362726