Collects letters, novellas, essays, criticism, and a play by a leading intellectual of the Romantic period.[...]
Considered the foremost woman intellectual of the Romantic period, Germaine de Stael (1766-1817) exerted a lasting influence on European culture through the example of her remarkable life and the force of her fiction and critical writings. Originally published as "An Extraordinary Woman: Selected Wr[...]
'Look at her, she is the image of our beautiful Italy.' Corinne, or Italy (1807) is both the story of a love affair between Oswald, Lord Nelvil and a beautiful poetess, and an homage to the landscape, literature and art of Italy. On arriving in Italy, Oswald immediately falls under Corinne's magica[...]
When they first met in 1794, shortly after the Reign of Terror, Germaine de Stael and Benjamin Constant were both in their twenties, both married, and both outsiders. She was already celebrated and a published writer, whereas he, though ambitious, was unknown. This compelling dual biography tells th[...]
This three-volume study, translated into English and published in 1889, illuminates the life of a renowned author, intellectual and salonniere.[...]
This three-volume study, translated into English and published in 1889, illuminates the life of a renowned author, intellectual and salonniere.[...]
This three-volume study, translated into English and published in 1889, illuminates the life of a renowned author, intellectual and salonniere.[...]
This three-volume study, translated into English and published in 1889, illuminates the life of a renowned author, intellectual and salonniere.[...]
Nicolas de Stael, peintre francais de famille russe, est ne le 5 janvier 1914 a Saint-Petersbourg et mort le 16 mars 1955 a Antibes. Son A uvre fut tres fortement influencee par Cezanne, Van Gogh, Braque, Matisse et certains grands maitres comme Rembrandt et Vermeer. Nicolas de Stael est surtout rec[...]
Verena Stael von Holstein har alltid varit medveten om och iakttagit naturväsen. Hon har också erövrat en förmåga att tolka deras sätt att tala till mänskligt språk. I denna märkliga bok intervjuar Wolfgang Weirauch en mängd väsen med Verenas hjälp.
Över tusen frågor, boksta[...]