Stendhal

This vintage book comprises a fascinating and insightful biography of Gioachino Antonio Rossini, the famous opera composer who composed thirty-nine operas and was once considered the most popular opera composer in the world. This biography, written by the nineteenth-century French writer Stendhal, is highly recommended for those with an interest in the life and mind of this most accomplished opera composer, and it will be of special interest to collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this book biography include: "Era of the Beau Ideal in Music", "Cimarosa", "Paisiello", "History of the Inter-Regnum Between Cimarosa and Rossini", "Mayer", "Critical View of his Talents and Principal Productions", "Account of His Principal Works", "Mozart in Italy", "Anecdote for his Works", "Rossini goes to Milan", "Decoration of the Scale", etcetera. We are republishing this vintage work now in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

A contemporary collection of stories by one of France’s finest writers. Revered by key literary figures including as Balzac and Mérimée, Stendhal is best known for his novels, but his shorter works were just as powerful. In this brand new translation, Susan Ashe brings his greatest Italian stories to the modern reader, whilst staying true to Stendhal’s style and brilliance. The collection includes: - The Abbess of Castro- Vittoria Accordamboni- The Cenci- Along with accompanying essays by Charles Dickens, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Stendhal himself. Together, these stories convey Stendhal’s love of Italy and admiration for the society’s honesty, sincerity, and above all, passion. ‘Roman Tales’ will reaffirm Stendhal as one of the great French masters of the 19th Century.