Madame de Staël

In "Madame de Staël," Bella Duffy offers a profound exploration of the life and legacy of one of the most influential intellectuals of the Enlightenment, Germaine de Staël. Duffy weaves together archival research and literary analysis, presenting Staël not only as a novelist and philosopher but also as a pivotal figure in the cultural and political milieu of the late 18th and early 19th centuries....