The red and the black
by Stendhal
"Handsome and ambitious, Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins and make something of his life--by adopting the code of hypocrisy by which his society operates. Julien ultimately commits a crime--out of passion, principle, or insanity--that will bring about his downfall. The Red and the Black is a lively, satirical picture of French Restoration society after Waterloo, riddled with corruption, greed, and ennui. The complex, sympathetic portrayal of Julien, the cold e…
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- Full title :The red and the black / Stendhal ; translated with an introduction and notes by Roger Gard.
Summary
"Handsome and ambitious, Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins and make something of his life--by adopting the code of hypocrisy by which his society operates. Julien ultimately commits a crime--out of passion, principle, or insanity--that will bring about his downfall. The Red and the Black is a lively, satirical picture of French Restoration society after Waterloo, riddled with corruption, greed, and ennui. The complex, sympathetic portrayal of Julien, the cold exploiter whose Machiavellian campaign is undercut by his own emotions, makes him Stendhal's most brilliant and human creation-and one of the greatest characters in European literature."--Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:2002.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Penguin Books
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2002.
Notes
"The text followed is that of the first edition of Le Rouge et le noir of November 1830"--Page xxvii.
Translated from the French.
"Chronicle of 1830. Chronicle of the XIXth century."
The Physical Object
- Description:xxix, 576 pages ; : 20 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780140447644, 9780812972078, 0812972074, 0140447644
- oclc:ocm59399535
- LC Classification:PQ2435.R7
- Dewey Decimal:843/.7
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