Stendhal

Marie-Henri Beyle (23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century French writer. Known for his acute analysis of his characters' psychology, he is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism in his two novels Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black, 1830) and La Chartreuse de Parme (The Charterhouse of Parma, 1839). Born in Grenoble, Isère, he had an unhappy childhood in wha... More

Date of birth:

  • Jan 23, 1783

Date of death:

  • Mar 23, 1842 (age 59 years)

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Also known as:

  • Henri Beyle,
  • Stendahl,
  • Marie-Henri Beyle
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  • Person

Assessment:

  • In his lifetime he was known more for his political and travel writings. Today, he is seen as one of the great French novelists of the nineteenth century.

Category:

  • literature

Disciplines:

  • writer
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