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Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
1766–1817
A brilliant salon host, novelist, and political thinker, she turned the upheavals of the French Revolution and Napoleon’s Europe into lively, influential books. Her writing helped open French readers to German literature and ideas while giving women unusual intellectual force at the center of public life.
9 Audiobooks
Corinne; Or, Italy. Volume 1 (of 2)
by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
De l'influence des passions sur le bonheur des individus et des nations
by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
Delphine
by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
Corinne; ou, l'Italie Nouvelle édition revue avec soin et précédée d'observations par Mme Necker de Saussure et M. Sainte-Beuve de l'Académie française
by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
Corinne; or, Italy
by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son.
by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
Réflexions sur le suicide
by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
De l'Allemagne; t. 2
by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
De l'Allemagne; t.1
by Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël
About the author
Born Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker in Paris in 1766, Madame de Staël grew up in an intensely intellectual world shaped by her parents’ famous salon. She became known across Europe as a novelist, essayist, and political writer, and her own gatherings brought together leading thinkers, writers, and statesmen.
Her life was closely tied to the drama of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era. Often at odds with Napoleon, she spent important years away from Paris, and exile helped turn her into an even more international voice. From Coppet in Switzerland, she became a central figure in a wide European network of writers and ideas.
She is especially remembered for works such as Delphine, Corinne, and De l’Allemagne, which introduced many French readers to German literature, philosophy, and culture. More than two centuries later, she still stands out as a vivid, fearless writer who linked literature, politics, and personal freedom.