Results for "Stendhal"

Charts the rise and fall of an ambitious young social climber in a cruel, monarchical societyHandsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial origins. Soon realizing that success can only be achieved by adopting the subtle code of hypocrisy by which society operates... Read More about The Red and the Black

La biografía de una de las grandes figuras históricas de Europa, de la mano de un escritor excepcional, Stendhal. -Traducción de Consuelo Berges Introducción del crítico literario Ignacio Echevarría Este volumen reúne los dos intentos de Stendhal de escribir la biografía de Napoleón. Durante año... Read More about Napoleón (Spanish Edition)

Richard Howard's exuberant and definitive rendition of Stendhal's stirring tale has brought about the rediscovery of this classic by modern readers. Stendhal narrates a young aristocrat's adventures in Napoleon's army and in the court of Parma, illuminating in the process the whole cloth of European... Read More about The Charterhouse of Parma (Modern Library Classics)

A Major New TranslationThe 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. Sorel’s quest to find himself, and the doomed love ... Read More about The Red and the Black (Modern Library Classics)

The son of a carpenter, Julian Sorel is inspired by the writings of Napoleon to conquer the heights of society. His initial plan to work his way up through the church is, however, thwarted when he is forced to accept employment as a tutor--and this rash social entrepreneur certainly has not consider... Read More about The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century (Oxford World's Classics)

Marie-Henri Beyle (1783-1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, is remembered today for such novels as Le Rouge et le Noir. In his lifetime, he wrote in a variety of literary genres and under a multitude of names. Louis-Alexandre-C sar Bombet was his choice of pseudonym for these early works, ... Read More about The Life of Haydn, in a Series of Letters Written at Vienna: Followed by the Life of Mozart, with Observations on Metastasio, and on the Present State (Cambridge Library Collection - Music)