Stendhal: The Red and the Black

Klappentext Stendhal's great novel The Red and the Black! published in 1830! is seen as one of the most distinguished monuments of literary realism. In this introductory study! Stirling Haig shows how this realism derives from the incorporation of both history and legal reportage into the novel! and how it combines autobiography with mimesis. Professor Haig locates the novel in the context of Stendhal's own experiences as a Commissariat officer in the Napoleonic army! journalist! opera-lover! salon dandy and traveller in Italy and Restoration France! and highlights the constant inter-penetration of personal! documentary! and fictional elements in Stendhal's writings. Zusammenfassung This study places the novel! first published in 1830! in the context of its time and highlights the interpretration of the personal and the fictional in Stendhal's writing. The realism of the novel is derived from an incorporation of history and legal reportage. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Note on translations; Chronology; 1. The Red and the Black: the background; 2. The Red and the Black: the novel; 3. Stendhal's mirrors; Guide to further reading.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stirling Haig, Haig Stirling, Haig Stirling
• Collaboration: J. P. Stern (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 22.06.1989
• EAN: 9780521349826
• ISBN: 978-0-521-34982-6
• Pages: 120
• Thèmes: Cambridge Studies in Modern Op; Landmarks of World Literature
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Italy, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form