Corinne, Or, ItalyCorinne, or Italy (1807) is both the story of a love affair and Madame de Stael's homage to the landscape, literature, and art of Italy. The Scottish peer Lord Nelvil is torn between his passion for the beautiful Italian poetess Corinne and respect for his dead father's wish that he should marry Lucile, a traditionally dutiful English girl. His choice leads to tragedy for Corinne and a seared conscience for himself. Madame de Stael weaves discreet French Revolutionary allusion and allegory into her novel. It stands at the birth of modern nationalism and is also one of the first works to put a woman's creativity centre stage. Sylvia Raphael's new translation preserves the natural character of the French original and is complemented by notes and an introduction which sets an extraordinary work of European Romanticism in its historical context. |
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Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Sylvia Raphael. MADAME DE STAËL CORINNE , OR ITALY A new translation by Sylvia Raphael EIS / REOF CE NONSE ATENHOS OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS CORINNE , OR ITALY MADAME DE STAËL. OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS ...
Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Sylvia Raphael. MADAME DE STAËL CORINNE , OR ITALY A new translation by Sylvia Raphael EIS / REOF CE NONSE ATENHOS OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS CORINNE , OR ITALY MADAME DE STAËL. OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS ...
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Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Sylvia Raphael. OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS MADAME DE STAËL Corinne , or Italy Translated and Edited by SYLVIA RAPHAEL Introduction by JOHN ISBELL OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great ...
Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Sylvia Raphael. OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS MADAME DE STAËL Corinne , or Italy Translated and Edited by SYLVIA RAPHAEL Introduction by JOHN ISBELL OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great ...
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... Madame de ( Anne - Louise - Germaine ) , 1766-1817 . [ Corinne . English ] Corinne , or Italy / Madame de Staël ; translated by Sylvia Raphael ; introduction by John Isbell . ( Oxford world's classics ) Includes bibliographical ...
... Madame de ( Anne - Louise - Germaine ) , 1766-1817 . [ Corinne . English ] Corinne , or Italy / Madame de Staël ; translated by Sylvia Raphael ; introduction by John Isbell . ( Oxford world's classics ) Includes bibliographical ...
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admiration affection afraid ancient ancient Rome Ancona aroused arts asked Aventine hill beautiful Belisarius calm Capitol CHAPTER character charm Corinne's Count d'Erfeuil countryside cried Lord Nelvil daughter dear death delightful emotion England everything expression eyes fate father fear feeling felt genius gentle give grief happiness heard heart heaven honour idea imagination impression inspired interest Italian Italy John Isbell kind Lady Edgermond land leave letter live longer look Lord Nelvil Lucile Lucile's Madame d'Arbigny Madame de Staël Maltigues marriage marry memory mind Mme de Staël Naples nature never noble pain passion perhaps Petrarch picture pity pleasure poetry poets Prince Castel-Forte replied Corinne replied Lord Nelvil replied Oswald Roman Rome seemed sensitive sight silent sorrows soul speak suffering talent tears tell thought tion tomb town unhappy Venice Vesuvius virtues voice wanted woman women words