The Longest Journey vs Corinne

The Longest Journey

E. M. Forster

1907

Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 - 7 June 1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel Howards End: "Only connect ... ". His 1908 novel, A Room with a View, is his most optimistic work, while A Passage to India (1924) brought him his greatest success. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 13 different years.

Corinne

Germaine de Staël, Isabel Hill, Albertine-Adrienne Necker de Saussure, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, L. E. L., Arthur Manderley, Isabel Hill, Creative Commons, Necker de Saussure

1786

Germaine de Staël's *Corinne* offers a sweeping Romantic panorama, following the brilliant, unconventional poet Corinne as she navigates love and societal expectations in picturesque Italy. Through Corinne's passionate intellect and her complex relationship with the English nobleman Oswald, the novel delves into a profound psychological study of ambition, artistic genius, and the constraints placed upon women. The narrative also enriches its exploration of these themes with vivid descriptions of Italian landscapes and culture, contrasting them with the more reserved English sensibility, all within a compelling fictional framework.