Introduccin del crtico literario Ignacio Echevarra
Este volumen rene los dos intentos de Stendhal de escribir la biografa de Napolen. Durante aos se dedic a reunir el material necesario para llevar a cabo este gran proyecto, pero no lleg a terminarlo. Empez a escribir Vida de Napolen en 1817 cuando, a pesar de que Bonaparte ya se encontraba en el exilio, Stendhal todava crea en su empresa. Esta primera biografa se centra en sus hazaas militares y en su experiencia como combatiente en las guerras napolenicas. En Memorias de Napolen, escritas en 1832, desengaado por una Francia que pareca haber olvidado el canto a la libertad, se centra en el smbolo que supuso el personaje y no duda en afirmar que aborrece al tirano, pero adora poticamente su grandeza. En palabras del propio autor, Napolen «se trata del hombre ms grande aparecido en el mundo desde Csar . La presente edicin incluye una magnfica introduccin de Ignacio Echevarra que nos acerca a la intimidad histrica con la que Stendhal dibuja el retrato de Napolen. El texto ha sido vertido al espaol por Consuelo Bergs, reconocida experta en Stendhal y traductora de la obra completa. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The biography of one of Europe's great historical figures, chronicled by one of its most exceptional writers, Stendhal. -Translated by Consuelo Berges
With an introduction by literary critic Ignacio Echevarra
Stendhal made two attempts to write the biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, and both are included in this volume. Despite years compiling the material for this daunting project, Stendhal was unable to complete it. He began writing A Life of Napoleon in 1817, when he was a fervent admirer of the exiled leader. This first biographical essay recounts Napoleon's military exploits and the author's experiences as a combatant in his campaign. By the time he wrote Memoires sur Napolon, in 1832, in a France that seemed to have forgotten the cry of liberty, Stendhal focused more on Napoleon as a symbol, disavowing the tyrant but exalting the poetic aspects of his greatness. For Napoleon, in Stendhal's assessment, "was the greatest man to come into the world since Caesar." This edition includes a magnificent introduction by Ignacio Echevarra that reveals the historical forces that influenced this portrait of Napoleon. The text is translated by Consuelo Bergs, a renowned expert on Stendhal and the translator of his collected works.
Introduccin del crtico literario Ignacio Echevarra
Este volumen rene los dos intentos de Stendhal de escribir la biografa de Napolen. Durante aos se dedic a reunir el material necesario para llevar a cabo este gran proyecto, pero no lleg a terminarlo. Empez a escribir Vida de Napolen en 1817 cuando, a pesar de que Bonaparte ya se encontraba en el exilio, Stendhal todava crea en su empresa. Esta primera biografa se centra en sus hazaas militares y en su experiencia como combatiente en las guerras napolenicas. En Memorias de Napolen, escritas en 1832, desengaado por una Francia que pareca haber olvidado el canto a la libertad, se centra en el smbolo que supuso el personaje y no duda en afirmar que aborrece al tirano, pero adora poticamente su grandeza. En palabras del propio autor, Napolen «se trata del hombre ms grande aparecido en el mundo desde Csar . La presente edicin incluye una magnfica introduccin de Ignacio Echevarra que nos acerca a la intimidad histrica con la que Stendhal dibuja el retrato de Napolen. El texto ha sido vertido al espaol por Consuelo Bergs, reconocida experta en Stendhal y traductora de la obra completa. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The biography of one of Europe's great historical figures, chronicled by one of its most exceptional writers, Stendhal. -Translated by Consuelo Berges
With an introduction by literary critic Ignacio Echevarra
Stendhal made two attempts to write the biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, and both are included in this volume. Despite years compiling the material for this daunting project, Stendhal was unable to complete it. He began writing A Life of Napoleon in 1817, when he was a fervent admirer of the exiled leader. This first biographical essay recounts Napoleon's military exploits and the author's experiences as a combatant in his campaign. By the time he wrote Memoires sur Napolon, in 1832, in a France that seemed to have forgotten the cry of liberty, Stendhal focused more on Napoleon as a symbol, disavowing the tyrant but exalting the poetic aspects of his greatness. For Napoleon, in Stendhal's assessment, "was the greatest man to come into the world since Caesar." This edition includes a magnificent introduction by Ignacio Echevarra that reveals the historical forces that influenced this portrait of Napoleon. The text is translated by Consuelo Bergs, a renowned expert on Stendhal and the translator of his collected works.
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