Flipping through old Italian chronicles, Stendhal finds motifs for a series of his novels in which he depicts the passions of the Middle Ages and the unrestrained madness of the Renaissance.
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
Matica hrvatska, 1980.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
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Francuska književnost • Historical novel • Psychological novel
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
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