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Stendhal [Henri Beyle]; Charles, Joan Stendhal's The Red and the Black [Le Rouge et Le Noir] Garden City, New York, USA The Literary Guild of America 1949 Hard Cover Fine No Jacket Frede Vidar ILLUSTRATED New translation from the French by Joan Charles "Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black), 1830, by Stendhal, is a historical psychological novel in two volumes, chronicling a provincial young man’s attempts to socially rise beyond his plebeian upbringing with a combination of talent and hard work, deception and hypocrisy, yet who ultimately allows his passions to betray him. In literature, it is widely considered the first realist novel. The novel’s composite full title, Le Rouge et le Noir, Chronique du XIXe siécle (The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the 19th Century), indicates its two-fold literary purpose, a psychological portrait of the romantic protagonist, Julien Sorel, and an analytic, sociological satire of the French social order under the Bourbon Restoration (1814-30)." Wikipedia Near fine red hardcover. Light wear. (1949), 8vo, [8], 328pp. Price:
9.49 CAD
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Stendhal [Henri Beyle]; Charles, Joan Stendhal's The Red and the Black [Le Rouge et Le Noir] Garden City, New York, USA International Collectors Library 1949 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket Frede Vidar ILLUSTRATED New translation from the French by Joan Charles "Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black), 1830, by Stendhal, is a historical psychological novel in two volumes, chronicling a provincial young man’s attempts to socially rise beyond his plebeian upbringing with a combination of talent and hard work, deception and hypocrisy, yet who ultimately allows his passions to betray him. In literature, it is widely considered the first realist novel. The novel’s composite full title, Le Rouge et le Noir, Chronique du XIXe siécle (The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the 19th Century), indicates its two-fold literary purpose, a psychological portrait of the romantic protagonist, Julien Sorel, and an analytic, sociological satire of the French social order under the Bourbon Restoration (1814-30)." Wikipedia Very good burgundy leatherette. Bookmark ribbon. Gilt titles and decorations. Decorated endpapers. Light wear. (1949), 8vo, [8], 328pp. Price:
13.45 CAD
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