A treatise on the influence of the passions, upon the happiness of individuals and of nations. The scottish peer lord nelvil is torn between his passion for the beautiful italian poetess corinne and respect for his dead fathers wish that he should marry lucile, a traditionally dutiful english girl. Corrine, or italy, is both the story of a love affair between oswald, lord nelvil, and a beautiful poetess, and an homage to the landscape, literature and art of italy. Oswald nevil, and english lord, recuperating in rome, meets the famous poetess. The relationship between oswald and corinne is complex, they know it, and they analyze this relationship at every opportunity. The scottish peer lord nelvil is torn between his passion for the beautiful italian poetess corinne and respect for his dead fathers wish that he. Stael, the subject of recent feminist rediscovery, weaves discreet political allusion into her romance, and upon its. It became a touchstone for nineteenthcentury conceptions of womens creativity and the life of the woman writer, as well as an important formulation of analogies between models of artistic creation and political systems. In zwei romanen hat sie sich besonders dem frauenbild in dieser. May 16, 2016 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Oswald nevil, and english lord, recuperating in rome, meets the famous poetess corinne, who, halfenglish and halfitalian, has exiled herself from her native england. The publication of corinne was followed by a new decree of banishment. The most valuable passages in the book, for me, are the ones where corinne argues in favor of art for arts sake. Stael, the subject of recent feminist rediscovery, weaves discreet political allusion into her romance, and upon its publication napoleon renewed her order of exile. Corinne ou litalie bibliotheque numerique tv5monde.
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