De Stael/On Germany

Abstract: A 20 page research paper/analysis of early nineteenth century writer Madame Germaine de Stael's 1813 text De l'Allemagne (On Germany), which is a comprehensive overview of Germany history, climate and natural character. Not only does Stael discuss these factors, in and of themselves, but she also illustrates how these factors affect German literature, philosophy, religious and moral attitudes. This examination of this text demonstrates that it constitutes a vast compendium of not only cultural observations, but also philosophical maxims, literary precepts, as well as political admonitions. The writer also discusses a political subtext that runs through the work in which Stael criticize Napoleonic expansion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Subcatagory: European History

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