Italian passionāāāthe passion that seeks its own satisfaction, and not to give oneās neighbor an enhanced idea of oneselfāāāis the life-blood of Stendhalās Three Italian Chronicles. Gathered here are three long-out-of-print stories animated by life-and-death romances and sensational crimes. āThe Cenciā and āThe Abbess of Castro,ā set in a brazen Renaissance, are the authorās versions of two antique chronicles he discovered in Italian libraries: āVanina Vaniniā is a Roman tale of the 1820s. All three give full rein to that special egoism of unswerving, passionate purpose Stendhal so adored in Napoleon and celebrated in all his heroes and heroines. Fused to that passion is his style, which imperturbably stage-manages urgent speech and violent intrigue. On this gemlike scale, his style as it charms and stings seems particularly vivid: for admirers of his novels, each of these stories gleams like an enameled miniature executed by a great master.
This book title, Three Italian Chronicles: Stories, ISBN: 9780811211505, by Stendhal, C. K. Scott-Moncrieff, published by New Directions (February 17, 1991) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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