Marie-Henry Beyle Stendhal
Marie-Henri Beyle, known as Stendhal, was born on January 23, 1783, in Grenoble, France. He grew up in a conservative environment and lost his mother at an early age, which had a profound effect on his emotional structure. As a young man, he left Grenoble for Paris, where he became a soldier in Napoleon's army. During the Napoleonic Wars, he traveled throughout Europe, especially to Italy, which became his great inspiration.
After the fall of Napoleon, he withdrew from public life and devoted himself to writing. He spent much of his life in Italy and France, working as a diplomat and consul. His love of Italy is reflected in many of his works, especially in the Carthusian monastery of Parma. He was an advocate of realism and psychological analysis of characters, and his novels often explore ambition, love, and social norms. He died on March 23, 1842, in Paris.
Stendhal's literary legacy includes novels, essays, and travelogues, and his novels are among the most important works of French realism.
- Crveno i crno (1830) – It is considered one of the first realist novels. It follows the rise and fall of the young provincial Julien Sorel in French society after the Napoleonic Wars. The novel explores ambition, class divisions and the psychology of the main character.
- The Carthusian Monastery of Parma (1839) – A historical novel about the young aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo and his love and political intrigues in Italy during the time of Napoleon.
- Lucien Leuwen (published posthumously) – An unfinished novel about a young idealist in the political and social struggles of France at the time.
- On Love (1822) – Philosophical and psychological essay in which he analyzes love through different types of feelings and social relationships.
- Racine and Shakespeare (1823–1825) – An essay in which Stendhal advocates romanticism against classicism.
- Travels in Italy (1829) – A travelogue celebrating Italian culture, art, and the beauty of life.
Stendhal's works left a deep mark on literature, and his technique of psychological realism and ironic style influenced many later authors, including Flaubert, Tolstoy, and Proust.
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Crveno i crno
Red and Black is a social chronicle about the fate of a poor, ambitious young man in the Restoration era, in which, in a precise classicist style and a tone ranging from sarcastic to poetic, he expresses a rebellion permeated with romanticism against ossi
Crveno i crno
The novel tells about the social rise of a poor young man, Julien Sorel, in a conservative, counter-revolutionary and authoritarian regime in the era of the re-establishment of the monarchy after the fall of Napoleon and the return of the Bourbon dynasty
Crveno i crno
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
Crveno i crno
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
Crveno i crno
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
O ljubavi
Stendhal je u djelu “O ljubavi” pokušao definirati ljubav objektivno i bez strasti. Ova knjiga moze biti čitana i kao skriveno priznanje Stendhalovih ljubavnih iskustava i neostvarenih želja…
Talijanske kronike
Listajući stare talijanske kronike Stendhal nalazi motive za niz svojih novela u kojima slika strasti srednjeg vijeka i neobuzdana ludovanja renesanse.
The Red and the Black
Roman govori o društvenom usponu siromašnog mladića Juliena Sorela u konzervativnom, kontrarevolucionarnom i autoritativnom režimu u doba ponovne uspostave monarhije nakon pada Napoleona i povratka dinastije Bourbona na vlast.