The Red and the Black: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

Based again on Robert M. Adams€s highly regarded translation of Stendhal€s 1831 novel of ambition, love, and betrayal, this Second Norton Critical Edition of The Red and the Black is the most comprehensive and up-to-date edition available.

An extensively revised €œBackgrounds and Contexts€ section provides geographical and political insights into mid-nineteenth century France and places the novel in the context of contemporary authors and works. A map of 1830s France, political and literary chronologies, an account of the trial of Antoine Berthet, and related writings by Stendhal, Paul Val©ry, and Jules Janin are included.

€œCriticism€ collects nine essays, seven of which are new to this edition, by Erich Auerbach, Ren© Girard, Victor Brombert, Shoshana Felman, Peter Brooks, Sandy Petrey, Alison Finch, Lisa G. Algazi, and Susanna Lee.

A Chronology of Stendhal€s life and work, also new to the Second Edition, and an updated Selected Bibliography are included. 1 map