The Charterhouse of Parma - formato ePub

Marie-Henri Beyle, más conocido por el seudónimo de Stendhal, fue un destacado escritor francés del siglo XIX. Nacido en 1783 en Grenoble, Stendhal dejó una huella imborrable en el mundo de la literatura...

«Fue en Italia, en el siglo diecisiete, donde una aristócrata dijo cogiendo un espejo con delectación al caer la tarde de un día muy caluroso: qué pena que esto no sea pecado.»Stendhal parecía pensar...

Stendhal es un escritor desprejudiciado, con una visión realista del género humano y sin embargo también es un romántico. Sus textos son espejos de realidades (no en vano el mismo acuñó esta metáfora),...

La cartuja de Parma (en francés: La Chartreuse de Parme) es una de las más reconocidas novelas del escritor francés del siglo XIX Stendhal, junto con Rojo y negro. Se suele citar esta novela como ejemplo...

Vittoria Accoramboni (15 de febrero de 1557 - 22 de diciembre de 1585), duquesa de Bracciano, fue una aristócrata italiana famosa por su gran belleza y su desdichado final. Su agitada vida ha servido...

Nacimiento, ascensión y caída de un héroe, Julien Sorel; sentimientos encontrados finamente descritos por Henri Beyle, Stendhal, en una de las novelas clave del siglo XIX: el amor que se transforma en...

«Fue en Italia, en el siglo diecisiete, donde una aristócrata dijo cogiendo un espejo con delectación al caer la tarde de un día muy caluroso: qué pena que esto no sea pecado». Stendhal parecía pensar...

Los Cenci es una de las ocho Crónicas italianas de Stendhal, escritor francés cuyo nombre real es Henri Beyle, nacido en 1783, que junto a «La abadesa de Castro», «Vittoria Accoramboni», «La duquesa de...

Novelador por antonomasia de las grandes pasiones, Sthendhal publica, en 1822, Del Amor, tratado que significa la culminación y resumen de sus experiencias y especulaciones teóricas acerca de las relaciones...

…Una noche oscura y lluviosa del verano de 182..., salía del café, en el que acababa de perder todo su dinero, un joven teniente del 96° regimien­to, de guarnición en Burdeos. El joven renegaba de su...

Se recoge en este volumen la práctica totalidad, exceptuando las llamadas Crónicas italianas, de los relatos de Stendhal. El lector podrá encontrar aquí cuentos bastante conocidos como Mina de Vanghel,...

Julien Sorel, con dieciocho años, hijo de un carpintero que lo odia porque es un vago y lee libros, es contratado por el señor de Rênal como preceptor de sus hijos, «un gasto necesario para mantener nuestro...

El 15 de mayo de 1796 las tropas napoleónicas entran en Milán, liberándolo del dominio austríaco. El marqués del Dongo no tarda en conspirar contra el invasor, pero su mujer entabla secretamente buenas...

-Julián Sorel, convencido de que su educación le permitirá ascender de categoría social, inicia su labor como preceptor de los hijos del alcalde de Verrières, hasta llegar a convertirse en amante de su...

-Julián Sorel, convencido de que su educación le permitirá ascender de categoría social, inicia su labor como preceptor de los hijos del alcalde de Verrières, hasta llegar a convertirse en amante de su...

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Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn - powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies - Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before...

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