Marie Henri Beyle, better known as Frederick Stendhal, the classic French literature, critic and art historian, one of the founders of the French realist novel XIX century. born January 23, 1783 in a small French the city of Grenoble, family lawyer Sheryubena Beyle. Father that served in the local parliament, and was extremely impressed popular at the time ideas of the Enlightenment. Henriette Beyle, the mother of the writer, died when the boy was seven years after the family became very devout about completely submerged in mourning. In the family's house Beyle lived Jesuit Abbe Ryan, hiding from his enemies that he taught Henri Bible. It had a great influence on the boy - the rest life he experienced the horror and distrust of priests. Henry V did not work particularly warm relationship with her aunt and the Seraphic Father, so he spent his time в доме своего деда, Анри Ганьона, убежденного республиканца и поклонника просветителей. «Я был всецело воспитан моим милым дедом, Анри Ганьоном. Этот a rare man in his time made a pilgrimage to Ferney to see Voltaire, and he was well received ... » - Stendhal wrote much later In his autobiography, "Life of Henri Bryulara. Grandfather introduced Henry with Voltaire, Diderot, and Helvetius.
In 1799 entered military service in 1800 participated in the Italian campaign of Napoleon. After retiring, Stendhal educate ourselves, became a frequent theaters and literary circles. Preferred to opera and music in general. In 1806, returned to the army - as the quartermaster was accompanied by French troops on the march up before 1814 Witnessed the battle of Borodino, the retreat of Napoleon's army from Russia. In 1812, settled in Paris. In 1814 went to Italy, where he lived for 7 years in Milan, It Italy Stendhal wrote and prepared for publication his first book: "Life of Haydn, Mozart and Metastasio" (1815) about the history of music and painting, study "History of Painting in Italy" (1817) two volumes, "Rome, Naples and Florence in 1817. They Stendhal appears not only as a serious scientist but also as an excellent promoter. In Italy, the writer became friendly with Republicans, Carbonari started a friendship with the British poet George Byron.
It was in Italy, Stendhal lived a sad story of a love for Mathilde Viscontini, who died early, but left for good trace in his memory. In 1820 in Italy, the persecution of the Carbonari, including the Friends of Marie Henri Beyle. The country broke out terror, and the writer decides to return at home to France.
One after the other in Paris, works out of Stendhal: "About Love" (1822), pamphlet Racine and Shakespeare (1823 and 1825), "Life of Rossini (1824), "Walks in Rome" (1829). In 1827, Stendhal published his first novel "Armance, four years later - one of the most famous of his works - novel "The Red and Black", and in 1839 was published in another of his famous novel - "the abode of Parma." Creativity Stendhal commended J. G. Byron, O. Balzac, Goethe, Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy. Stendhal died in 1842 in Paris.
As is evident from a brief biography. Stendhal many traveled with an enormous talent, a writer and researcher, this could not affect his work as indirectly - in a series of Italian sketches, so and directly - in the notes traveler. This will be discussed next article on Stendhal.
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