The charterhouse of Parma
By: Stendhal ; translated by Margaret Mauldon ; with an introduction and notes by Roger Pearson.
Contributors: Mauldon, Margaret.
Series: World's classics
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
Subjects: Young men -- Italy -- Parma -- Fiction.; Italy -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Description: The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring, of prisons and heroic escape, of political chicanery and sublime personal courage. Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, amidst the golden landscapes of northern Italy, it traces the joyous but ill-starred amorous exploits of a handsome young aristocrat called Fabrice del Dongo, and of his incomparable aunt Gina, her suitor Prime Minister Mosca, and Clelia, a heroine of ethereal beauty and earthly passion.

The great achievement of The Charterhouse of Parma is to conjure up the excitement and romance of youth while never losing sight of the harsh realities which beset the pursuit of happiness, nor the humour and patient irony with which these must be viewed. This new translation captures Stendhal's narrative verve, while the Introduction explores the novel's reception and the reasons for its enduring popularity and power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxi]-xxxii).