Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817
Variant namesStaël wrote plays, fiction, essays, novels, and criticism. Her life and works are grounded in the transformations of a Europe in revolution. She was heavily involved in European politics from 1786 to her death in 1817, and her art reflects her concerns. She published her novel, Delphine, in 1802, and an English translation appeared in 1803. During a period of exile from France, she visited London, 1813-1814.
From the description of Madame de Staël letters, ca. 1813. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 49014726
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein, commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad. She influenced literary tastes in Europe at the turn of the 19th century.
From the description of Two autograph letters from Mme de Staël, to Fanny Burney and Miss Berry, no date, and one letter from J. Hutton to Fanny Burney about Madame de Staël, Oxford, 1793 March 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864930
French writer.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to "Messieurs", 1817 Nov. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270854392
From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, [no year] May 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270854398
From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, [no year] June 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270854401
French woman of letters.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Mafliers per Baumont sur Oise dept. de Seine et Oise," to an unidentified recipient, [n.y.] Sept. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670033
Baltimore-born, naturalized British subject; published an English translation of Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian's Eliezer et Nephtaly in 1827; married Elizabeth Cundall in 1830.
From the description of Corinne, or Italy : manuscript / translated from the French of Mad[ame] de Staël-Holstein by H[enry] H[oughton] Young, 1829. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 778556986
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Birth 1766
Death 1817
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