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{{quote|''“La vérité, l’âpre vérité”''|'''Danton''' ''<ref>“The truth, the harsh truth”</ref>'' <ref>He never said that.</ref>}} |
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''The Red and |
''[[The Red and The Black]]'' is a famous novel of the French author [[Stendhal]], dealing with the society of France in the 19th century. |
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Julien Sorel is a young dreamer, preferring to read his books and daydream about Napoleon than to do something useful for his family. He becomes an acolyte and then obtains a job as a tutor in the prestigious house of Monsieur de Rênal, mayor of Verrières. However, he pays less attention to [[The Bible]] than to the mayor’s wife. |
Julien Sorel is a young dreamer, preferring to read his books and daydream about Napoleon than to do something useful for his family. He becomes an acolyte and then obtains a job as a tutor in the prestigious house of Monsieur de Rênal, mayor of Verrières. However, he pays less attention to [[The Bible]] than to the mayor’s wife. |
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Of course, [[It Got Worse|things go downhill from there]]. |
Of course, [[It Got Worse|things go downhill from there]]. |
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* [[Altum Videtur]]: Julien can impress people citing memorized passages of the Bible in Latin. He pays little attention to the holy book beyond that. |
* [[Altum Videtur]]: Julien can impress people citing memorized passages of the Bible in Latin. He pays little attention to the holy book beyond that. |
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* [[Anti-Hero]]/[[Villain Protagonist]]: Julien. |
* [[Anti-Hero]]/[[Villain Protagonist]]: Julien. |
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[[Category:Nineteenth Century Literature]] |
[[Category:Nineteenth Century Literature]] |
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[[Category:The Red and The Black]] |
[[Category:The Red and The Black]] |
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[[Category:Literature]] |
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