Stendhal

Marie-HenriBeyle,betterknownbyhispennameStendhal,wasborninGrenoblein1783anddiedinParisin1842.HehaslongbeenrecognisedasoneofthegreatestFrenchnovelistsandanearlypioneerofrealism,althoughhewasunderappreciatedduringhisownlifetime.Originallypublishedin1939,thisbookprovidesadetailedbiographicalstudyofStendhal.ItisnotableforbeingthefirstEnglishlanguagebookonStendhal'slifeandworkssinceAndrewPaton'sHenriBeyle,whichwaspublishedin1874.Itisalsohighlyreadable,combiningbiographicalelementswithliteraryappreciationinasubtleandwell-roundedmanner.ThisisaninformativevolumethatwillbeofvaluetoanyonewithaninterestinFrenchliteratureandthedevelopmentofthenovel.