Rome, Naples, Florence: (Calder Collection) - Softcover

(Stendhal), Mari-Henri Beyle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714543454 ISBN 13: 9780714543451

Publisher: Calder Publications, 2010

Synopsis

Few writers have known Italy better than Stendhal: he was only seventeen when he first rode south across the Alps in the wake of Napoleon's armies, and he continued to travel and to live in Italy until a few months before his death. Some of his visits lasted only a few weeks, others continued for years, and he spent the last decade of his life as French Consul in Civitavecchia – yet he was never a tourist in the ordinary sense of the word. Italy, for Stendhal, was never a mere treasure trove of ruins, museums and galleries: it was the life of the country which fascinated him, its spirit, the inner workings of its heart and mind. This picture – or rather this living dream – of Italy he created is as fresh and tantalizing today as it was almost two centuries ago.

About this title

About the Author:

Mari-Henri Beyle (1783-1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, is one of the foremost Romantic novelists. His masterpieces include The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma.

About this edition

• Publisher: Calder Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0714543454
• ISBN 13: 9780714543451
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 584