It tells the story of the romance between a young seminarian named Julien Sorel with a married older woman, whose husband cannot understand her.Īlthough The Red and the Black is now recognized as being ahead of its time, it was not very successful when it was first published.
It takes place sometime between 18, towards the end of the Bourbon Restoration. The Red and the Black was first published in 1830. This clear and detailed 27-page reading guide is structured as follows: The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including adultery, love and ambition. MacKenzie includes an extensive introduction to Stendhal’s world and time, as well as copious annotations that explain allusions and terms for the modern reader.9782806279569 28 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Red and the Black by Stendhal. This new translation faithfully reproduces the nimble wit, emotional depth, and social acuity of Stendhal’s text.
Shocking at the time of its original publication, startling in its relevance today, Stendhal’s masterpiece is a scorching social satire, a remarkably detailed portrait of a fraught moment in history and, as perhaps the first psychological novel, a brilliant precursor to modern literature at once comical and tragic, cerebral and passionate.
After securing a toehold as a tutor to a wealthy family, Julien proceeds through a series of misadventures, illicit affairs, and lucky reversals to breach the ranks of French aristocracy-only to be undone by treasonous schemes, cynical romantic calculations, and an unexpectedly genuine and ultimately disastrous passion. But for the son of a provincial carpenter in post-Napoleonic France, the prospects for advancement are vanishingly narrow, the chances for glory rarer yet. Fueled with a combustible mix of ambition, naivete, and Napoleonic ideals, Julien Sorel sets his sights on the heights of French society.
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