Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma
Ebook673 pages12 hours

The Charterhouse of Parma

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Stendhal’s second great novel, "The Charterhouse of Parma", was first published in Paris in 1839 and had to wait more than fifty years before appearing in an English translation in 1895. Like "The Red and the Black", its vivid characterizations, intriguing plot, and ironical style immediately confirmed its status as one of the major achievements of the nineteenth century novel.

Almost ten years separate the original publication of "The Charterhouse of Parma" from "The Red and the Black". The interval did not, however, produce a change in Stendhal’s fictional themes or methods. Once again, the protagonist is a young man, and the environment in which he comes face to face with the world and his situation and destiny in it is one of political intrigue. Again, the protagonist’s fate seems to be decided by his emotional nature, and the expression of that nature is subject to ruinous social manipulation. The larger backdrop to the novel’s plot is the Napoleonic era. Yet it is used to illuminate the character of the protagonist, Fabrizzio del Dongo, and to prepare the reader for the struggle for autonomy and individuality that Fabrizzio must undergo.

"The Charterhouse of Parma" tells the story of a young Italian, Fabrizio del Dongo, who dreams of a great and glorious military career. He initially joins Napoleon’s army, but after the French defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he returns to Italy and embarks on an ecclesiastical career, before being imprisoned for killing a man during a fight and falling in love with the daughter of the prison governor.

"The Charterhouse of Parma" is a key example of the realist novel, and was admired by writers including Honoré de Balzac, Leo Tolstoy and Henry James. In particular, Stendhal’s vivid description of the Battle of Waterloo has been widely praised.
 
LanguageEnglish
PublisherE-BOOKARAMA
Release dateFeb 27, 2024
ISBN9788834109731

Read more from Stendhal

Related to The Charterhouse of Parma

Related ebooks

Classics For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for The Charterhouse of Parma

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Charterhouse of Parma - Stendhal

     ebook_preview_excerpt.html۲#Ǖ%+Jf,jԣ#,IQd֐ɡml<(.y7̣D_2{{yXeNqq߾kͧ_ϾO6曷~vwOӿ<n|wʛos13|ݻyMofsocΛǼt9kS|IVnft&aWomNxSo.i؜g)3whږaYwpgthߥqcKaX(uQܙo&;rJE{ 4]3B]hm{}_oSvN.yGp~ ٛ۽ٍ9=nf綳͵_]7]Ɵa25c?MsMޏCӜZ{lɗ}C%̓zgy{wm MLeعG<سaiN&i>ޭMI“dϥ/^g3ߚg|}`˹x($%46l׷ l+n[| -}[ng;f/N7dFiILIv Su+T5el{4e=jݶހۧ+᝖2tak@zB"Lak2LGN.ݦǖJCٵm}NRkC^ov۱SbNqhmwFwhrZ&&f K! YL^hs3Iy']ٞm.{zE)q!۩"p/Vl{I!\g9s4?Фnk2SsaĿվ7B30Χmuv@wؘc{{)]'CS%w7>Lq67{X4;|ٞMۘ4{f'. B]n}M{&?%1bMnur_v4 k c(n'[Ì?Ik[Z[ůn>d2b:~V49lj;2s5U+aLG8Sŏ?1V~9[8],fׅ$v.OSȟѴPF nt]*ͱYw8(:~b,r0Ekn>A=弓ݐ m1րnۧYpK¹xi-yç:#7dB )IߒsńZpẜ׷7.|/АPWW3\f@R,gsRjrjZCS_6m6wpԞWfMsrN94=.=@ݛ_wnj{ۣtK,Jygv0@7 },|4oTZj(&@ECǑϳ30xw@Zfbݜ]r."Ɂx1ü(d_o1a ]=H.&9'y{ -B};5p~Bp+!;Ha*Jin叏jgڻp3lkhɘa餭wv`c:Extkbrޙ_~?d1vz,+|-cJ`ٮ+eW1Г^.Wj춍g,m3+kg#3t\DA5!#dmVe'n݂V Emal BۚC.D2j0Ng|`^[= ݻ0Sk'_&{$f8pfZWNL:{z,-r7~Jᕖdg}sվ$\_7~dal]r նS]gUOt3@GW<{rH&yK%;cV]*CZCLq}$TH8`-P|AӀMɾc 5M: v;m.PofOq Ґ4V E%C2c3o^>L|Й+ h-۹S2dC/grml\aaK  0m͸31]q][ybi7&Y\nճI(<˄B`~_ ׎Kq攩u=mɋӱo-@Qyr'jgf~f$$yqUn٭cBqmnژ2He&R0r..<=VQc9A{I B"C| 2 %Qq7dEI2I봽_O._md|{ܵߖѓ}B"Q- d<6*iWkѬѻ'R'Ja8VGlGͦ_;n$I&fA((o߳%[p벇st|YoAzt*K7!*{I;[Z!|C(y柼T"As fx 󼺡 pPbY ܑEɢ3V9b-N((0$$Cys<3W*ujBM&ӻKN\ZS=8`ݹ<.,J) `"毛!$[@pYNyF}CK4Gұ-R. ʚ]▸_8g0̪h!:UHy)F CA$uP&uwB1=1~ѭlIEd'|  qQ1ۗ|(4Lko%DZ% !QN"6Xr< BW?,n%w T)S=2 gtYe1i;Ȏm7?"H5H,,_WyZ%eX顕> &%c:r8S0rP DɔaLUl(!Оbc~x+"%spYP~C+'>[xr AG߽E{u` ,ׇ mkz Y]Zr&M ZY ,5D"讕[ÒATӌa(Йn^rP3^LLst &j >s#+myFb? ~0ʵХ#!L|]]W ^~\,4oh2~Qp`vY{bmW:}I{%pgL=k- >`d-VK~: #nӲ@&]is.?o&1s~"i^C`J_# $%x5Uy4@7$ЌǸ taONsUpEZdzs`7;awO\L5ua?ZH&U[Ń1!m`pp/\Pok{% >]L"e09. Y<ɫ=\C؆rxyMkAt!:ϚuOP+񫠖 "+(' ,M"ٞ=2 }e8pu8"P%\\b<w}BL Gm܁mTsV2u9#4yJ4(S_' cya8|-,͠/Aݙy. !x%{<ɕGeB8;BU2mKH 49OqB .#>0eWҔ/ZH妑*پ7|3W0pWf< Wb`yp U @k3E,uk 705S7RSA! $qP=Aw.#AWiߗt NfhY'%@~}MON`q]+O)%15'6[Re9*1N:{>Ȝ@ol87 _el'8 mKHoP{LnIĊkUۅ74B55ǭm"q<'lʖ69ce5FG "aq Hoq;A@[p'|"H6@@K5jPksT~WO,7$1XTV:t`vpz-F`)#;FOO#)ɥ\F =GFS/7+Ǚ5 %_"3O 0. ʔyI wtIYe?{2qxEib& o&&|+jZ2_^~f18̴\ -H d8M98 h OC,Bry {^;7Nq dxnh=F(AdlysIHEԮjKlO;H<ʸMpN8[,zlT˴p[!p 5t+eFl@tH`R!.<yw`Q^WOZͅod&_z9es Z,[3vg(E&ZZ^ 7 24TpLG{rS);&z~y-!r$޹eڥqvA[rn>9b"'%C7nI';J6pVQc<#)>CJ2=?H (3zX7xͯ~/۶0_R28mjXym޳M18MKHqT >;gef;]L+^<2 =VhTì8HgPmAo"̓`(EQ<`W4L/HHl|imue aHO xiJZw&pEֳ9/* to+ r,fbiݼ`;+ a (ZeKǁY|-z +mB.^ /f1aF T.x}e7, pJ'kc880Y@n MR=-#( *SSfժl2V~;PEpALߤ#f*+:yf*wmA'ftQ#C A2CQs`` ~t́!*.=LHs3`g8geD'Ր `2g~b*27zH Iy 1H&6OU8n~{a)ǔ_{:CKuuywӱQ4נt zu_n_z1L(~u*%(#:Cm7{tH(|eOJȝjaW-D{fSӪ9? BY$֚M.\xl;g7']D'g;ym!7.H1-2pq0(b6i7ah(mlfp!vGi든DuPP[FjJːrYr8՚ @_S҈x" Um{yooźeu *wU|8[ ^}4\^ cu?VᶕҴUKJtV:6}z;A<<[fSMSm*1wY] kx :\˷fQF<ή*b/FF>FXrs |CQ[]&U٠I"P8r,|̟~V|*xMP!X*abL5ԟzy%2]'D9pd*INtȕ()rCi;؋77 ,'#MۦA(x"-%yD1V !8=XUtG)o t+{NTŅ?6/LL~).!bT!B}@cBwﲝ\b_of3Њpd'E@f:ӬҚ4tYrH@{0GR:a0rok7Zpp]guʹ+Į@".vh]F|vzf/^qRF*sߌl9?c{05 \5/,VX #&,Ɔ}N)[Ccyag;P{d%%X齽sj"{y5[d2-zqX -8@2!k"uc!5-19/d)uIQ! *F )5(ұ[LP397Aܱ.[QKD&6{_"D?on<(i`mRs.JA9"~wE%aʽpfy=rR~<1* h=WH-!{{sޛ5Nߝvɺ2 d&1me<G38+ v)M_X/p[!k[g]lx[b;KgYӰ^]{d2w,%f₞^p(Q\N'q^hqOȌ\7:lV9vecVBҳ.Zr E.hrDrp/O[@¶ؚu{G`tRշP>K'_u`:K)6C\0ت_jd 8fO""EFn~[PxO 7NjʏWbo^rZ\}FkNO h"lnN|pFqR B`8U]EYp5|ΆPP9/QZcvP5R۪Q.?T8 RUUBڭCɜ+fĞ PV͖óؔSN}d ~IU!>ijz594C-kflW?}L^CBI֠[jۈ3,qM ҃Kj% +~uWcF0ʐ4 aAbA͊m5q_k*P EhW 4/ci/"oƼNmA ݼ}g{'(8Y^Oێr X|bSP[XG9_lܫ 4GHiL';G`VT)PvvW-&qzԔ.:yYcgy~ yO<7o4e7\]"$<k;)rJM4Mr'ҕjwxor風Fwlriz[: #m[x tbd[ʍ%HQg՛;V7)}۲^L,̶6W s zP#R!_- suOc)z fM]ą, tt0ynv: y4FJ>9uR+S 7}홑T5 2K :=A4bx¯4>o!LSMVt3Hh9.),5yo2w.Ҝ\Yrb#OO ˅'ݰ`H*LetE s/j8j1-]Ti=D RuR&Ǒ!hCl* < \ۿly2LjsJ} )MV ވˆ@3_I0s(`gZ=η8k1ݙzdA"mґJ\#"Ob:*w3`dT:;"QV UZ2OK!\W ArQ|" ,*15ϻֽ.udk&p&ĿUg % $%rmVik:$$-W6lS!|HN֓`_&N^l1:zo>z?r"qGh SMJ{עGdht&x{j|=uρi|Vy.o}wWk (FYX_lXu0"%`*rT;/ӮY 3p$c|,nYU?'an$2f2Ө&6ZcĄ%_'y=%_kw>$뿟 /}yaԌɔ㶘X iAYR#۫_} BflLfMW/qzPM9~jd):i9.ȫ[0+TTU>%rNi=L.+e{Mٻ|N]R]o>pKlVM =<7ԸdϦ.6Jy1|֔ |:-,$Ū:C"y`ʵ}aU nbyzjj{PF N4 !Gr#  5n:Ss6I>̳]iWVvzain^.SPᎋi©\ 8Rb+}:j k)hλ^m#]$39L) 7Vu8ZKw\uN! ͣc*hzԑr8d fLyQ0xJ5/ [lTLY wu2^,?yTXI$: a`b6:W-=Cm<%YaʫqVr˛5֌W#[Pg nj5:hZs?7_(;EL0O>9J?a&3o<-ciN j9bt!JzsٚaVIAa4ݯQEY:E*Zi)O;mij9 y >^A㑡 Fc,n`1l4hf s& _UWJPe-BMFb5/S :xW&+ڳoR "zY]'hc6滑_"AfF6 i.TMA be~)xD47=xΪQ=6ߨX+$Fs'L" BcSjp)aL/E3]r$y5ZvnsGhy mz БF^aIԼ%!FrW:47 ^Zlg~* p s?:fցS̤i}d-Yփ{AdμPc*M"O1y8~'64?JEq Ix\uߗBZ*y ؃' KD\/|zVF,<-1C`vb4NW2"j>1Vâ98<۫8w耹".=v\vI]3ը_[4SMa);刺uh oG?L`| ϯk=t)ѴU6TJ/۟k1H@` T0Xn^!J!g͒ylSUM]Ҕe|Wy21ӻ䳑wxrpb)9 rJ&ZS6BsG°~04?j1km#2U(T0&Js5 cQ['TJyYJavg]pWX\RyDz/,ff7VCĄ#j'Ljw (^/aj>{,`:L#jU>یX(t(qy5V䤒m~NϦ߮VPDbW&/BWBɹ ({ AA4m;5FϑlS;vz[*x{.M&(@$JS~MyfQ㰰Ik|?vփz~D=|7 *?M;3SN Wp_迠sWRQ"PÂo1$@>cHm"s T _Cp'8/IG:븰@=\i[fNsHT>ͦ4ȸσ{"enNK5 c,79GN(v4˥< ؇lhCU8J}a śUu՛OT BR!G #RL D-akg>䚗(ŻlwD%WH ofّ$p(c. ^dIs5W?uN/&,:a+ Kl/6Jqai'(N,ߵؑ +dO굃gɼԢ$@<2t-3W<[8_P?,ʏ2非tQ8e U)0.&h<35ƦgrI7E< O@PQr4+Ӊ&gz0Wy|Ȳ< x澃S&0P T+i+Hƞ|dWyވ-X>a0hlUK)PDHfIƤc^qҒ#;TmԨ"rtBEG\V,Q 2r,,S׎i:*\єZ&Vtކ~&򔉿0>УBKU9#_5u"IpߧYZ|Ok>y^kh2x6oPձZjR% N+G2*+-E.d0 9$Է)@x0vXLR`sǢs(FX NhS39"K|8BH'V;VCڄ~l Ի462)GBo"ދ3r@/@!xpf1e{q:9'NCL4cSfr Q+5Q;WݒvP}UɽOVN+s2\URx=)b3K/4HM2mmD+QN+hͺ=k5K*~ZzCҹƥzԴ|_81jӦ[uLJZj-%ID6}W)i|ɚU &P]ǮgΛބR"+!x 2B5YR7+f1Zˈp :SѨg2OרxOPTkToJ]v2x`ΊZEEh:iMtJn(^ G\{(7qa}HDNOنMX16H]isMLiKbzZhZy9bՓfC7%>DZ k/2Ԧ9n\Ga*Tާ eu|poa ({/. z/K(!ܩ fT#MU4;6~C'$Q5͛HlޛP;#t(  ɻ6VO쌅 r6+`ݓ&O<`^%V!gDN G`auS`*#9j4C`}'Ѯag4ޝ{KsY Bʒ5KF'QhmwcWh6+2 8:i>B1}W:~1M9" +; mRG V* %q"" LU*5V(Ǣe.)YHdmYY #'0ٖȞE^HG굨T )oܐ&A/[B:H-ʡ@ 705/8}(X@˅AFAv)M LU\i슻r({Lαd;xTG?(DH<ܴ<1#)q>=z>س݇$zT.u57<2^lOl3"Ç9׉avH.8l4wxx\R#Nwf[_\~x?} U5AZѵcM1w\1J |~}]_m~ixt?yZtR"0iZ/8,AΦ2w3R ߒd3?X7fE!zECf5]%oëc2`9ABê7/o7߼o~ٷoorG!ev687U'LLGi)s4n q$Nep(f#& IA+wΪB *f Uyi@I#~~Д RMp?U)^_#њ?+OXI'uWO=D1 tvuBbf3:g1:1r /ElqXI٭;5F4aD4PTӵ9=^}1Y0y;%SUjV/ni绬fM{YӘqL`=r03ɞ,37N?TDΝA0tyԱ(:o#nUlZٍ?S $~(Tl Z:XF&MgqTDkH:1p;NfqMSdCU;'WG_!E9[ceK*319'$aGXl  w7$lŮ}A/SZZD6;+. ?? >0kV|#Lrz0.>˲b Q=UV2IWe%yw5t/9sNA7ќEL!=Ӝz_>|إ›!+c EvBi7薽ʃx[XSf<d|^1$|%G es$Z*2= @u(;7`z^Iu;a)P) /-g#؉T,*}\ҫ/j ґKW<<*0¢6 |k 1 QX\C-~yq?#j\t8خ6ֆf6EIxk D8"1gzNq+|Zd- X)5jtsςu>@|b hλDCJQ,.S&h>İ `p.4ה u'ipRᏫM܀p^Mʮ2sΆzri7 rǚ|cEM ݫ;H^Ch$uqB pXMަǠA$)it.G lXoz )0=J]xn;5%-1]zTtHI$E+E8=A4Ğ7H#f6^]+3q /Bx&i37_f[@y9\8)gظv. l֫"JӅ-Mp2N\8,"ba796, łhƎm)h9'x򈚨C6e?o[j*4|gR?n< }"L"E7}1p+/i9 Q%:VYIRt,8NL$p`/@jT.#ݮg$ɐ_)+Az5εsXs Fs*Iś{̥fDӘE b\M-n;Vgg~k)hs/.Go˳v5%B S!lkcki^'ț?pkuGp i3!W3Q:~b21aX?L`bg;sީ+@ERB@^#|[ ɸ8\u$bvn'NWZ<0Z52 c&8p~H ctzר0U|O=p]?R" Ek"$A!_,ljdƉ㉮ Ëw K"Q 9B){bTZm߭8SR' ݢ+c4|aiV7=;"j-7.!up72 3]hftp. mgd|+'!(ץ`< N ), %z:޶ nvFY8+Tkgίm_` R/UՉU֘*NY8k}lDI+q}e6iLoF^4Gq͝`brjEIq`BS9`[~A?; uCX/.ƻFd*=&%ֱZ\!F i4\9ձx:-?*D:۟Hy0|!  fېK%m>@c(Δ|^5Q Ö7D\ryEM *F)@1wdNAs ;Dت 7w3l2ǃ |c?tD5p::B8 t9";_iXTHI`wSfneVv;(jXwvλMIr+pCa26kwq90{Q]ktT;V}<R ̨EyDddtQyOլ ~;&I3 sM wΔA,@IZRg8']߱ {su2"Fr9 F{?i"kn7MmJb %k<zo@lT!vPA+fl6h !ϝ0 CE\c2.tjULڦ`ʦ=q]Lٶ53Ml{q҃Z Vo6%0@]gFJZ}OǦh,Q9BnG:1X f@7 2~눕Fte$ӮzOey̹݉U8*5*0e@}E҇V(D8H:".JZ[WroM vUyCS鯎]Y8*Kfu;iOoU#147V8X{^a_/N]XYFޔZ\n8|E=X)Y4;t8~EK+ġ-:W`~S,ʑlC筚vJv. V=1Lit Sb/Y
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1