Overview
""Corinne Or, Italy"" is a novel written by Madame de Stael, a prominent French writer and intellectual of the early 19th century. The novel tells the story of Corinne, a young and talented poetess from Scotland who travels to Italy in search of artistic inspiration and cultural enlightenment. In Italy, Corinne becomes a sensation among the intellectual elite of Rome, Florence, and Venice, impressing them with her poetic talent and her knowledge of Italian art, literature, and history.As Corinne navigates the Italian society, she falls in love with a young aristocrat named Oswald, who is torn between his love for Corinne and his duty to his family and social class. The novel explores themes of love, passion, art, and culture, as well as the clash between individual freedom and social conventions.""Corinne Or, Italy"" is considered one of the most important literary works of the Romantic era, and a landmark in the development of the modern novel. Its vivid descriptions of Italian landscapes, art, and culture have also made it a popular travel guide for generations of tourists visiting Italy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
- | Author: Madame De Stael
- | Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
- | Publication Date: Jul 25, 2007
- | Number of Pages: 424 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 054817377X
- | ISBN-13: 9780548173770
