Madame de Staël and the women alchemists of happiness

Authors

  • Encarnación Ruiz Callejón Universidad de Granada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4127

Keywords:

Happiness, History of 19th century thought, Passions, Women

Abstract

This paper analyses Madame de Staël’s reflections on happiness, why she believes that we start from an erroneous conception, why passions are a decisive factor and what resources we have at our disposal to be happy. With regard to the latter, this paper analyses why the protagonists of her two great novels, Delphine and Corinne, fail, what the position of the male characters is and whether the author offers women other means of pursuing happiness.

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Published

2022-12-20

How to Cite

Ruiz Callejón, E. . (2022). Madame de Staël and the women alchemists of happiness. HUMAN REVIEW. International Humanities Review / Revista Internacional De Humanidades, 14(3), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4127

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2022): Monograph: "Gender as a Dialogic and Interdisciplinary Axis"

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Research Articles (Special Issue)

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