Considerations on the principal events of the French Revolution / Germaine de Stael ; edited, with an Introduction and notes, by Aurelian Craiutu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817.

Contributor:

Crăiuțu, Aurelian.

Standardized Title:

Considerations sur les principaux evenemens de la Revolution francoise. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817--Political and social views.

Staël.

History--France--Revolution, 1789-1799--Causes.

History.

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Causes.

France.

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (841 p.)

Edition:

Newly rev. translation of the 1818 English ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution was a winner in the Scholarly/Reference category at the Chicago Book Clinic's 2009 Book & Media Show. Germaine de Staël's voice, which Napoleon Bonaparte tried to silence by censorship and banishment, is a unique and important contribution to revolutionary historiography. Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution , considered Madame de Staël's magnum opus, became a classic of liberal thinking, making a deeply original contribution to an ongoing political and historical debate in early nineteenth-century France and Europe. Germaine de Staël (1766-1817) rose to fame as a novelist, critic, political thinker, sociologist of literature, and autobiographer. Aurelian Craiutu is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon , Barnes and Noble , and iTunes .

Contents:

""Germaine de Stael, Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Contents ""; ""Introduction, p. vii ""; ""Note on the Present Edition, p. xxv ""; ""Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution ""; ""Notice by the Editors, p. 3 ""; ""Advertisement of the Author, p. 5 ""; ""Table of Contents, p. 7 ""; ""Part I ""; ""Chapter I. General Reflections, p. 17 ""; ""Chapter II. Considerations on the History of France, p. 26 ""

""Chapter III. On the State of the Public Opinion in France at the Accession of Louis XVI, p. 45 """"Chapter IV. Of the Character of M. Necker as a Public Man, p. 53 ""; ""Chapter V. M. Necker's Plans of Finance, p. 58 ""; ""Chapter VI. M. Necker's Plans of Administration, p. 65 ""; ""Chapter VII. Of the American War, p. 72 ""; ""Chapter VIII. M. Necker's Retirement from Office in 1781, p. 74 ""; ""Chapter IX. The Circumstances That Led to the Assembling of the Estates General - Ministry of M. de Calonne, p. 83 ""; ""Chapter X. Sequel of the Preceding, p. 91 ""

""Chapter XI. Did France Possess a Constitution Before the Revolution?, p. 96 """"Chapter XII. On the Recall of M. Necker in 1788, p. 112 ""; ""Chapter XIII. Conduct of the Last Estates General, held at Paris in 1614, p. 115 ""; ""Chapter XIV. The Division of the Estates General into Orders, p. 118 ""; ""Chapter XV. What Was the Public Feeling of Europe at the Time of Convening the Estates General?, p. 128 ""; ""Chapter XVI. Opening of the Estates General on the 5th of May, 1789, p. 129 ""

""Chapter XVII. Of the Resistance of the Privileged Orders to the Demands of the Third Estate in 1789, p. 134 """"Chapter XVIII. Conduct of the Third Estate During the First Two Months of the Session of the Estates General, p. 140 ""; ""Chapter XIX. Means Possessed by the Crown in 1789 of Opposing the Revolution, p. 144 ""; ""Chapter XX. The Royal Session of 23rd June, 1789, p. 147 ""; ""Chapter XXI. Events Caused by the Royal Session of 23rd June, 1789, p. 155 ""; ""Chapter XXII. Revolution of the 14th of July (1789), p. 162 ""; ""Chapter XXIII. Return of M. Necker, p. 165 ""; ""Part II ""

""Chapter I. Mirabeau, p. 173 """"Chapter II. Of the Constituent Assembly After the 14th of July, p. 178 ""; ""Chapter III. General La Fayette, p. 182 ""; ""Chapter IV. Of the Good Effected by the Constituent Assembly, p. 186 ""; ""Chapter V. Liberty of the Press, and State of the Police, During the Time of the constituent Assembly, p. 194 ""; ""Chapter VI. Of the Different Parties Conspicuous in the Constituent Assembly, p. 199 ""; ""Chapter VII. Of the Errors of the Constituent Assembly in Matters of Administration, p. 207 ""

""Chapter VIII. Of the Errors of the National Assembly in Regard to the Constitution, p. 211 ""

Notes:

Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 757-767) and index.

ISBN:

1-61487-863-3

OCLC:

836874520