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The Charterhouse of Parma Stendhal

The Charterhouse of Parma By Stendhal

The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal


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Summary

Headstrong and naive, the young Italian aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo is determined to defy the wrath of his right-wing father and go to war to fight for Napoleon. He stumbles on the Battle of Waterloo, ill-prepared, yet filled with enthusiasm for war and glory. This work blends the intrigues of the Italian court with the excitement of youth.

The Charterhouse of Parma Summary

The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal

Headstrong and naive, the young Italian aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo is determined to defy the wrath of his right-wing father and go to war to fight for Napoleon. He stumbles on the Battle of Waterloo, ill-prepared, yet filled with enthusiasm for war and glory. Finally heeding advice, Fabrizio sneaks back to Milan, only to become embroiled in a series of amorous exploits, fuelled by his impetuous nature and the political chicanery of his aunt Gina and her wily lover. Judged by Balzac to be the most important French novel of its time, The Charterhouse of Parma is a compelling novel of extravagance and daring, blending the intrigues of the Italian court with the romance and excitement of youth.

The Charterhouse of Parma Reviews

The Charterhouse of Parma has never sparkled in English with such radiance as it does in Richard Howard's new translation.
--Edmund White

[A] superb new translation.
--Bernard Knox, The New York Review of Books

An epic tale of war, love, sex, politics, and religion...an action-packed narrative.
--The New Yorker

About Stendhal

Henri Marie Beyle (1783-1842) had a post in the Ministry of War and followed Napoleon's campaigns before retiring to Italy. Here, as 'Stendhal', he began writing on art, music and travel. He later wrote novels, literary criticism, and various biographical and autobiographical works.


John Sturrock is Consulting Editor for the London Review of Books, a literary critic, travel writer, and translator. His translations for Penguin include novels by Stendhal and Hugo, one volume of the new Proust translation: Sodom and Gomorrah, and most recently (with Jeremy Harding) a volume of Rimbaud's poems and letters (0140448020).

Additional information

GOR002275823
9780140449662
0140449663
The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
20060928
560
N/A
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