Delphine 1485230 223607146 2008-07-04T21:20:59Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{dablink|This article is about the novel. For other uses, see [[Delphine (disambiguation)]].}} {{infobox Book | <!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels]] or [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Books]] --> | name = Delphine | title_orig = | translator = | image = <!--prefer 1st edition--> | image_caption = | author = [[Anne Louise Germaine de Staël]] | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = [[France]] | language = [[French language|French]] | series = | genre = | publisher = | release_date = 1802 | english_release_date = | media_type = | pages = | isbn = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''Delphine''''' is the first novel by [[Anne Louise Germaine de Staël]], published in 1802. The book is written in [[epistolary novel|epistolary form]] (as a series of letters) and examines the limits of women's freedom in an [[aristocracy|aristocratic]] society. Although Madame de Staël denied political intent the book was controversial enough for [[Napoleon]] to exile the author. A new English translation was released by Avriel H. Goldberger in 1995. ==External links== *{{gutenberg|no=7812}} {{fr}} [[Category:1802 novels]] [[Category:French novels]] [[Category:Epistolary novels]] {{19thC-novel-stub}}