Informationen zum Autor Stendhal, the pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle (17831842), was a prolific writer in many genres, from art criticism and travel writing to various styles and modes of fiction. Red and Black (1830), his most enduring achievement, is considered by many to be one of the greatest masterpieces of nineteenth-century fiction. Raymond N. MacKenzie is professor of English at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. His previous translations include Stendhal's Italian Chronicles, Barbey d'Aurevilly's Diaboliques, Lamartine's Graziella, and Balzac's Lost Illusions and Lost Souls (all published by the University of Minnesota Press). Klappentext "Shocking at the time of its original publication, startling in its relevance today, Stendhal's masterpiece is a scorching social satire, a remarkably detailed portrait of a fraught moment in history and, as perhaps the first psychological novel, a brilliant precursor to modern literature at once comical and tragic, cerebral and passionate"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsTranslator's Introduction. Chronicling the Nineteenth Century: Stendhal, Politics, and the NovelRaymond N. MacKenzieRed and BlackPublisher's NoteBook IBook IINotes

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Stendhal, the pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842), was a prolific writer in many genres, from art criticism and travel writing to various styles and modes of fiction. Red and Black (1830), his most enduring achievement, is considered by many to be one of the greatest masterpieces of nineteenth-century fiction.

Raymond N. MacKenzie is professor of English at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. His previous translations include Stendhal’s Italian Chronicles, Barbey d’Aurevilly’s Diaboliques, Lamartine’s Graziella, and Balzac’s Lost Illusions and Lost Souls (all published by the University of Minnesota Press).

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"Shocking at the time of its original publication, startling in its relevance today, Stendhal's masterpiece is a scorching social satire, a remarkably detailed portrait of a fraught moment in history and, as perhaps the first psychological novel, a brilliant precursor to modern literature at once comical and tragic, cerebral and passionate"--

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Contents

Translator’s Introduction. Chronicling the Nineteenth Century: Stendhal, Politics, and the Novel

Raymond N. MacKenzie

Red and Black

Publisher’s Note

Book I

Book II

Notes