num_pages: 560
description: The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring. Set at the beginning of the 19th-century in northern Italy, it traces the joyous but ill-starred amorous exploits of a handsome young aristocrat called Fabrice del Dongo. The novel's great achievement is to conjureup the excitement and romance of youth while never losing sight of the harsh realities which beset the pursuit of happiness. This new translation captures Stendhal's narrative verse, while the Introduction explores the novel's reception and the reasons for its enduring popularity and power.
language: English
title: The Charterhouse of Parma
titlecomplete: The Charterhouse of Parma (Oxford World's Classics)
characters: Prince Ranuce-Erneste IV, Prince Ranuce-Erneste V, Fabrice del Dongo, Count Mosca, Clelia Conti, Gina del Dongo, Ferrante Palla, Rassi, Fabio Conti
genres: Historical Fiction, French Literature, Novels, Literature, Italy, Classics, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 17644
places: France, Waterloo, Italy, Parma, Lake Como
publisher: Oxford University Press