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The Red and the Black
by Stendhal; Parks, Lloyd C. [Translator]; Frame, Donald M. [Afterword];
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0451517938
- ISBN 13
- 9780451517937
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About This Item
New York: Signet Classics, 1970-07-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x1. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. ex-library with usual markings; covers laminated, some wear; 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 considered the dangers of falling in love. Stendhal's novel is an amusing and piquant study of hypocrisy and free will in post-Napoleonic France. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Synopsis
Henri Marie Beyle , known through his writing as Stendhal, was born in Grenoble in 1783 and educated there at the École Centrale. A cousin offered him a post in the Ministry of War, and from 1800 he followed Napoleon’s campaigns in Italy, Germany, Russia and Austria. In between wars, he spent his time in Paris drawing rooms and theatres. After the fall of Napoleon, he retired to Italy, adopted his pseudonym and started to write books on Italian painting, Haydn and Mozart, and travels in Italy. In 1821 the Austrian police expelled him from the country, and on returning to Paris he finished his book De l’amour . This was followed by Racine et Shakespeare , a defense of Romantic literature. Le Rouge et le noir was his second novel, and he also produced or began three others, including La Chartreuse de Parme and Lucien Leuwen . None of his published works was received with any great understanding during his lifetime. Beyle was appointed Consul at Civitavecchia after the 1830 revolution, but his health deteriorated and six years later he was back in Paris and beginning a Life of Napoleon. In 1841 he was once again recalled for reasons of illness, and in the following year suffered a fatal stroke. Various autobiographical works, Journal , Souvenirs de l’egotisme and La Vie de Henri Brulard , were published later, as his fame grew.
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- Seller
- Kayleighbug Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 045557
- Title
- The Red and the Black
- Author
- Stendhal; Parks, Lloyd C. [Translator]; Frame, Donald M. [Afterword];
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0451517938
- ISBN 13
- 9780451517937
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970-07-01
- Size
- 6x4x1
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Fiction;
- X weight
- 6 oz
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