Marie-Henri Beyle (French: [bɛl]; 23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal (French: [stɛ dal] or [stɑ dal]; in English [ˈstɒ dɑːl], /stɛnˈdɑːl/, or /stænˈdɑːl/ ), was a 19th-century French writer. Known for his acute analysis of his characters' psychology, he is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism, as is evident in the novels Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black,...
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Marie-Henri Beyle (French: [bɛl]; 23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal (French: [stɛ dal] or [stɑ dal]; in English [ˈstɒ dɑːl], /stɛnˈdɑːl/, or /stænˈdɑːl/ ), was a 19th-century French writer. Known for his acute analysis of his characters' psychology, he is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism, as is evident in the novels Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black,...