La chartreuse de Parme
About this book
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.
Subjects
- classic literature
- constitutional history
- continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
- criticism and interpretation
- criticism, textualstendhal , 1783-1842
- england. witenagemot
- fiction
- fiction, general
- fiction, political
- french fiction
- french language
- french language materials
- french literature
- french literature--19th century
- history
- italy
- italy, fiction
- italy in fiction
- library
- literature
- literature in spanish
- long now manual for civilization
- manners and customs
- napoleonic wars, 1800-1815
- new york times reviewed
- northern italy in fiction
- personal copy
- political fiction
- romance frances
- romance literature
- social conditions
- social life and customs
- stendhal (henri beyle, dit). textes
- stendhal, pseud., 1783-1842. la chartreuse de parme
- textual criticism
- translated into english
- translations into english
- waterloo, battle of (belgium : 1815) fast (ocolc)fst01172689
- waterloo, battle of, waterloo, belgium, 1815
- witenagemot
- young men
- young men in fiction