Mme de Staël and political liberalism in France / Chinatsu Takeda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Takeda, Chinatsu, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Staël.

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

Liberalism in literature.

Politics in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

France--Politics and government--1789-1815.

France.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 366 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Madame de Staël and political liberalism in France

Mme de Staël & political liberalism in France

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

This book sheds light on the unique aspects of `communal liberalism' in Mme de Stael's writings and considers her contribution to nineteenth-century French liberal political thought. Focusing notably on the 'Considerations sur les principaux evenements de la Revolution francaise', it examines the originality of Stael's liberal philosophy. Rather than contrasting liberalism with either multiculturalism or republicanism, the book argues that Stael's communal liberalism challenges the conventions of nineteenth-century political thought, notably through her assertion of the need to institutionalize an organic intermediary connecting the two spheres, an idea later advanced by thinkers such as Jurgen Habermas. Offering a critical reappraisal of Stael's multifaceted work, this book assesses the political impact of her work, arguing that the political influence of the 'Considerations' permeates the liberal historiography of the French Revolution up to the present day.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-358) and indexes.

ISBN:

9811080860

9789811080869

OCLC:

1016976052