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La biografia de una de las grandes figuras historicas de Europa, de la mano de un escritor excepcional, Stendhal. -Traduccion de Consuelo Berges
Introduccion del critico literario Ignacio Echevarria
Este volumen reune los dos intentos de Stendhal de escribir la biografia de Napoleon. Durante anos se dedico a reunir el material necesario para llevar a cabo este gran proyecto, pero no llego a terminarlo. Empezo a escribir Vida de Napoleon en 1817 cuando, a pesar de que Bonaparte ya se encontraba en el exilio, Stendhal todavia creia en su empresa. Esta primera biografia se centra en sus hazanas militares y en su experiencia como combatiente en las guerras napoleonicas. En Memorias de Napoleon, escritas en 1832, desenganado por una Francia que parecia haber olvidado el canto a la libertad, se centra en el simbolo que supuso el personaje y no duda en afirmar que aborrece al tirano, pero adora poeticamente su grandeza. En palabras del propio autor, Napoleon <>.
La presente edicion incluye una magnifica introduccion de Ignacio Echevarria que nos acerca a la intimidad historica con la que Stendhal dibuja el retrato de Napoleon. El texto ha sido vertido al espanol por Consuelo Berges, 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 Echevarria
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 Napoleon, 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 Echevarria that reveals the historical forces that influenced this portrait of Napoleon. The text is translated by Consuelo Berges, a renowned expert on Stendhal and the translator of his collected works.
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La biografia de una de las grandes figuras historicas de Europa, de la mano de un escritor excepcional, Stendhal. -Traduccion de Consuelo Berges
Introduccion del critico literario Ignacio Echevarria
Este volumen reune los dos intentos de Stendhal de escribir la biografia de Napoleon. Durante anos se dedico a reunir el material necesario para llevar a cabo este gran proyecto, pero no llego a terminarlo. Empezo a escribir Vida de Napoleon en 1817 cuando, a pesar de que Bonaparte ya se encontraba en el exilio, Stendhal todavia creia en su empresa. Esta primera biografia se centra en sus hazanas militares y en su experiencia como combatiente en las guerras napoleonicas. En Memorias de Napoleon, escritas en 1832, desenganado por una Francia que parecia haber olvidado el canto a la libertad, se centra en el simbolo que supuso el personaje y no duda en afirmar que aborrece al tirano, pero adora poeticamente su grandeza. En palabras del propio autor, Napoleon <>.
La presente edicion incluye una magnifica introduccion de Ignacio Echevarria que nos acerca a la intimidad historica con la que Stendhal dibuja el retrato de Napoleon. El texto ha sido vertido al espanol por Consuelo Berges, 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 Echevarria
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 Napoleon, 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 Echevarria that reveals the historical forces that influenced this portrait of Napoleon. The text is translated by Consuelo Berges, a renowned expert on Stendhal and the translator of his collected works.