If nearly two centuries have left the reputation of Mme de Stael intact, the same could not be said for Mme de Genlis who, despite several recent studies, remains unknown to critics and the general public. This book compares and contrasts the ideas of these two women who lived in the same period. It strives to emphasize the system of thought that was the basis for their reactions to the historical events of their time. This volume contains a new reading of the historical novels of Mme de Genlis, highlighting some Romantic aspects in her works. It shows that Mme de Genlis, who professed to hate Romanticism, was in reality strongly influenced by this movement. Finally, a comparison between Corinne and Delphine and La Duchesse de la Valliere and Madame de Maintenon underlines the importance of history for these two writers and the different ways in which they approached it in their work.
| ISBN: | 9781433101090 |
| Publication date: | 4th October 2007 |
| Author: | Machteld De Poortere |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 127 pages |
| Series: | Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 History and Archaeology Phenomenology and Existentialism |
If nearly two centuries have left the reputation of Mme de Stael intact, the same could not be said for Mme de Genlis who, despite several recent studies, remains unknown to critics and the general public. This book compares and contrasts the ideas of these two women who lived in the same period. It strives to emphasize the system of thought that was the basis for their reactions to the historical events of their time. This volume contains a new reading of the historical novels of Mme de Genlis, highlighting some Romantic aspects in her works. It shows that Mme de Genlis, who professed to hate Romanticism, was in reality strongly influenced by this movement. Finally, a comparison between Corinne and Delphine and La Duchesse de la Valliere and Madame de Maintenon underlines the importance of history for these two writers and the different ways in which they approached it in their work.
The Philosophical and Literary Ideas of Mme De Staël and of Mme De Genlis features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, History and Archaeology, Phenomenology and Existentialism
The Philosophical and Literary Ideas of Mme De Staël and of Mme De Genlis is available in Hardback
The Philosophical and Literary Ideas of Mme De Staël and of Mme De Genlis was written by Machteld De Poortere and published by Peter Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
The Philosophical and Literary Ideas of Mme De Staël and of Mme De Genlis has 127 pages
Yes it is part of Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures series