Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 87 Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) 1766 1817 Stael, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël-Holstein, Anne Louise Germaine Necker Baronne de De Staël, Madame (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël-Holstein, Germaine de Delphine Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Delphine" by Madame de Staël is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story revolves around the complex character of Delphine d'Albémar, exploring themes of love, autonomy, social expectation, and the moral dilemmas faced by women in a patriarchal society. The narrative dives into the conflicts between personal desires and societal norms, as it portrays Delphine's emotional struggles and the repercussions of her choices. The opening of "Delphine" presents the author’s reflections on the moral purpose of the novel and introduces the central conflict that Delphine faces. Acknowledging the societal pressures that dictate women's behavior, the narrative hints at Delphine's passionate yet complicated love for Léonce, a man married to another woman. Madame de Staël emphasizes the character's sensitivity and independence, setting the stage for the exploration of how such traits may lead to societal condemnation and personal turmoil. The early exchanges between characters depict the tension between idealism and the harsh realities of a judgmental society, hinting at the tragic beauty inherent in Delphine's journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Epistolary fiction Women -- Social conditions -- Fiction Women -- France -- 18th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1772675 1772411 2024-10-04T04:33:49.749990 2023-10-04T05:07:01.621602 text/html text/html 1772668 1772404 2024-10-04T04:33:50.302996 2023-10-04T05:07:01.964594 text/html text/html 692159 2024-10-04T04:34:06.962900 application/epub+zip 722715 2024-10-04T04:33:53.663004 application/epub+zip 722715 2024-10-04T04:33:51.601012 application/epub+zip 1271859 2024-10-04T04:34:19.749894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1123282 2024-10-04T04:34:05.632926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1103763 2022-09-04T07:30:56.794634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1695556 1695343 2024-10-04T04:33:48.497165 2023-10-04T05:07:00.776549 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1654201 2015-03-24T14:57:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 594723 2015-03-24T15:02:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20436 2024-10-04T04:34:19.931836 application/rdf+xml 8372 2024-10-04T04:33:52.423992 image/jpeg 2276 2024-10-04T04:33:52.008977 image/jpeg 672750 2024-10-04T04:33:50.462991 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia