Stendhal

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Italian ChroniclesPaperback, 2 May 2017

Italian Chronicles
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Print Length
344 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Date Published
2 May 2017
ISBN-10
1517900115
ISBN-13
9781517900113

Description

Nineteenth-century French writer Marie-Henri Beyle, better known by his pen name Stendhal, is one of the earliest leading practitioners of realism, his stories filled with sharp analyses of his characters' psychology. This translation of Stendhal's Chroniques italiennes is a collection of nine tales written between 1829 and 1840, many of which were published only after his death. Together these collected tales reveal a great novelist working with highly dramatic subject matter to forge a vision of life lived at its most intense.

The setting for these tales is a romanticized Italy, a place Stendhal viewed as unpolluted by bourgeois inhibitions and conformism. From the hothouse atmosphere of aristocratic convents to the horrors of the Cenci family, the tales in Italian Chronicles all feature passionate, transgressive characters engaged in "la chasse au bonheur"--the quest for happiness. Most of the tragic, violent tales are based on historical events, with Stendhal using history to validate his characters' extreme behaviors as they battle literal and figurative oppression and try to break through to freedom.

Complete with revenge, bloody daggers, poisonings, and thick-walled nunneries, this new translation of Italian Chronicles includes four never-before-translated stories and a fascinating introduction detailing the origins of the book. It is sure to gratify established Stendhal fans as well as readers new to the writer.

Product Details

Author:
Stendhal
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
2 May 2017
Dimensions:
21.34 x 13.97 x 3.3 cm
ISBN-10:
1517900115
ISBN-13:
9781517900113
Language:
English
Pages:
344
Weight:
498.95 gm

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