The Charterhouse of Parma (Oxford Classics)
The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring. Set at the beginning of the 19th-century in northern Italy, it traces the joyous but ill-starred amorous exploits of a handsome young aristocrat called Fabrice del Dongo. The novel's great achievement is to conjure up...
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The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring. Set at the beginning of the 19th-century in northern Italy, it traces the joyous but ill-starred amorous exploits of a handsome young aristocrat called Fabrice del Dongo. The novel's great achievement is to conjure up the excitement and romance of youth while never losing sight of the harsh realities which beset the pursuit of happiness. This new translation captures Stendhal's narrative verse, while the Introduction explores the novel's reception and the reasons for its enduring popularity and power.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780192839572 (0192839578)
Publish date: December 9th 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 560
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
19th Century,
Roman,
France,
French Literature
Io personalmente amo i libri ottocenteschi, con le lunghe descrizioni, le intrusioni dell'autore e quel sapore di antico che portano con sé. In questo caso poi possiamo dare uno sguardo alla vita di corte in Italia vista da un francese e al nostro modo di fare - che oggi rimane ancora abbastanza sim...
I haven't read any Stendahl and this sounds like fun. I don't have an opinion about this translation.
I loved this one so much more than The Red and The Black. This is my favourite book of Stendhal. I love the action, the romance, it's in Italy. I really should reread that one.
I hated this so called classic novel. It was pointless and digressive and at least this translation (or the original words) were tiresome.
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