The Red and the Black (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781542981972)

Is a historical psychological novel in two volumes by Stendhal, published in 1830. It chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception, and hypocrisy. He ultimately allows his passions to betray him. The novel's full title, Le Rouge et le Noir: Chronique du XIXe si cle (The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the 19th Century), indicates its two-fold literary purpose as both 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). In English, Le Rouge et le Noir is variously translated as Red and Black, Scarlet and Black, and The Red and the Black, without the sub-title. The title refers to the tension between the clerical (black) and secular (red) interests of the protagonist, which is a matter of some debate.

Author: Stendhal
ISBN-10: 1542981972
ISBN-13: 9781542981972
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2017
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.58d