For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels ofStendhalwhich are The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma. Stendhal, was a 19th-century French writer.
The Two Sides of a Man“Love born in the brain is more spirited, doubtless, than true love, but it has only flashes of enthusiasm; it knows itself too well, it criticizes itself incessantly; so far from banishing thought, it is itself ...
Here are five stunning French plays reworked from the Immortal Bard's originals: "The Stendhal Hamlet Scenarios," by Stendhal; "Falstaff: The Tavern Scene," by Auguste Vacquerie and Paul Meurice; "Titania: A Musical Drama," by Lucas Gallet ...
... V, to whom she sacrifices her virtue in exchange for Fabrizio's freedom ... Parma. Count Mosca, a middle-aged courtier with cheerful manners and a knack for sparing the Prince from embarrassment, enters the ... The Charterhouse of Parma.
The Red and the Black, Stendhal's masterpiece, is the story of Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces, fueled by Napoleonic ideals, whose desire to make his fortune sets in motion events both mesmerizing and tragic.
Stendhal and the Arts. Selected & Edited by David Wakefield
Traces the life of the nineteenth century French novelist, attempts to portray his complex personality, and analyzes his major works.
The French literary master's work depicting young Fabrizio's struggles to keep his love for Clelia a secret in the small court of Parma.
Professor Haig locates the novel in the context of Stendhal's own experiences as a Commissariat officer in the Napoleonic army, journalist, opera-lover, salon dandy and traveller in Italy and Restoration France, and highlights the constant ...
The Red and the Black by Stendhal