The Charterhouse of Parma

Stendhal's masterpiece about a young soldier in Napoleon's army, his aunt and her lover - New York Times

The Charterhouse of Parma

Places

Lake Como, Young Fabrice del Dongo lives in his family's castle on Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy.
Milan, Lombardy On May 15, 1796, General Bonaparte entered Milan at the head of that young army which had lately crossed the Lodi bridge and taught the world that after so many centuries Caesar and Alexander had a successor.
Parma, Emilia-Romagna "The Charterhouse of Parma" is set mainly in the court of Parma, Italy, in the early 19th century.
Waterloo Battlefield, Waterloo Fabrice del Dongo, a young aristocrat, fights at Waterloo.

Y/M/D		Association	Description	Place	Locale
1812/12/00	Stendhal	Visitor	Stendhal stays in Vilnius, Lithuania during Napoleon Bonaparte's retreat from Russia.	Vilnius Historic Centre	Vilnius
1835/11/04	Stendhal	Author	Stendhal begins writing "The Charterhouse of Parma".
1835/12/26	Stendhal	Author	Stendhal completes "The Charterhouse of Parma".
1839/00/00	Stendhal	Author	"The Charterhouse of Parma" is published.
1839/00/00	Ambroise Dupont	Publisher	"The Charterhouse of Parma" is published.

Particulars for The Charterhouse of Parma:
Art Type	Book	a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.
Narrative Arts	Fiction	prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people
Narrative Arts	Literary Realism
Era	Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)	Wars Napoleonic Bonaparte, 1803 to 1815
Narrative Arts	Narrative	an account of connected events
Art Type	Novel	long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length
Narrative Arts	Prose	ordinary written language
Narratives Arts	Psychological Fiction

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Original Language:	French

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