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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.
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Rating★★★★ 3.9 (24.3K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
Length21 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 13, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1To The Reader
17Chapter Sixteen
2Chapter One
18Chapter Seventeen
3Chapter Two
19Chapter Eighteen
4Chapter Three
20Chapter Nineteen
5Chapter Four
21Chapter Twenty
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6Chapter Five
22Chapter Twenty-One
7Chapter Six
23Chapter Twenty-Two
8Chapter Seven
24Chapter Twenty-Three
9Chapter Eight
25Chapter Twenty-Four
10Chapter Nine
26Chapter Twenty-Five
11Chapter Ten
27Chapter Twenty-Six
12Chapter Eleven
28Chapter Twenty-Seven
13Chapter Twelve
29Chapter Twenty-Eight
14Chapter Thirteen
30Appendix
15Chapter Fourteen
31Fragment 1: Birague’s Narrative
16Chapter Fifteen
32Fragment 2: Conte Zorafi, The Prince’s “Press”
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