Stendhal

American  

[sten-dahl, stan-, stahn-dal] / stɛnˈdɑl, stæn-, stɑnˈdal /

noun

1. Marie Henri Beyle, 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.

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Stendhal British  

/ stɛ̃dal /

noun

1. original name Marie Henri Beyle. 1783–1842, French writer, who anticipated later novelists in his psychological analysis of character. His two chief novels are Le Rouge et le noir (1830) and La Chartreuse de Parme (1839)

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Stendhal Cultural  

1. The nom de plume of the nineteenth-century French writer and critic Henry Marie Bayle. A major influence on the development of the modern novel, Stendhal's romantic, psychologically realistic works include The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma.

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Example Sentences

His final work in 2021 was a production of The Red and the Black based on the 1830 novel by French writer Stendhal.

From BBC

“It was almost like Stendhal syndrome,” he said, referring to the condition whereby art induces physical symptoms in a viewer, like lightheadedness or a quickened heart rate.

From New York Times

The great realist writers of the 19th century — Stendhal, Balzac, Dickens, Maupassant, Zola and Dostoyevsky — made the subject central to modern literature.

From New York Times

It’s story ballet central and, if you don’t care that it is merely a sketchy rendition of Stendhal’s complex and psychologically astute portrayal of early 19th-century France, it’s not without some pleasures.

From New York Times

John Cartwright from the Stendhal festival, which is scheduled to begin on 9 July, said "it has been a long 16 months" for the sector.

From BBC