She was the daughter of the rich protestant banker, jacques necker, whose forbears had had to flee to germany and then to geneva because of religious persecution. Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music. Her parents were deeply religious and with age this became more accentuated. Celebrated for her conversational eloquence, she participated actively. Her belief that critical judgment is relative and based on a sense of. One can find a historical account of the ideas influencing society between 1780. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. Her mother, suzanne curchod, was the daughter of a pastor of the reformed church in the canton of vaud. Yet she was also a prominent figure in politics during the french revolution. She played an active role in french politics during the 1790s until she ran afoul of napoleon. Indeed, her personal history is such a good one that her contemporaries, and later her biographers, have narrated it over and over again, now in gossipy, now in admiring tones, insisting on the most salientdramatic, scandalous, adventurousanecdotes. Born on 22 april 1766 in paris, germaine was raised a protestant.
A believer in the benefits of the crossfertilization of ideas, she suggested that. Stael and the french revolution online library of liberty. For one thing, napoleon i was so afraid of her that he would not let her live in or near paris. Biancamaria fontana is professor of the history of political ideas at the.
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