Le temps tragique de Madame de Staël dans les Dix années d’exil

The question of « tragic time » is at the heart of Germaine de Staël’s Dix années d’exil. A transcendent and existential force, it is perceived under the strain of persecution and individual and collective trauma during a stormy period in history. Torn between a fulfilled past and a bitter and uncertain present, the authoress is forever questioning this fatal force. She bears witness vividly to her sufferings, but also to those of « threatened humanity », whilst forecasting a better future.