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The Charterhouse of Parma (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
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The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring, of prisons and heroic escape, of political chicanery and sublime personal courage. Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, amidst the golden landscapes of northern ... Read more
The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring, of prisons and heroic escape, of political chicanery and sublime personal courage. Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, amidst the golden landscapes of northern Italy, it traces the joyous but ill-starredamorous exploits of a handsome young aristocrat called Fabrice del Dongo, and of his incomparable aunt Gina, her suitor Prime Minister Mosca, and Clelia, a heroine of ethereal beauty and earthly passion.These characters are rendered unforgettable by Stendhal''s remarkable gift for psychological insight. `Never before have the hearts of princes, ministers, courtiers, and women been depicted like this,'' wrote Honore de Balzac. `Stendhal''s tableau has the dimensions of a fresco but the precision of theDutch masters.''The great achievement of The Charterhouse of Parma is to conjure up the excitement and romance of youth while never losing sight of the harsh realities which beset the pursuit of happiness, nor the humour and patient irony with which these must be viewed. This new translation captures Stendhal''snarrative verve, while the Introduction explores the novel''s reception and the reasons for its enduring popularity and power. Less
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  • 7.72 X 5.08 X 1.25 in
  • 560
  • Oxford University Press
  • September 7, 2017
  • English
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Marie-Henri Beyle (23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century French writer. Best known for the novels Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black, 18...
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