{"product_id":"9781411433014","title":"The Red and the Black (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Red and the Black\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eStendhal\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Napoleon’s defeat, the French aristocracy tried to reassert its power in a government known as the Restoration. Venal and corrupt, the Restoration fell in 1830. Later that year, \u003cb\u003eStendhal\u003c\/b\u003e published his scathing satire of Restoration society, \u003ci\u003eThe Red and the Black\u003c\/i\u003e. Its title refers to the military and the clergy, the two career paths open to young men of intelligence and ambition but no social standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStendhal’s hero, Julien Sorel, is such a young man. A seminary student, he is nevertheless an admirer of Napoleon, and dreams of military glory. When he is hired to tutor the mayor’s children, he quickly seduces the mayor’s wife, then moves on to Paris where he conquers a nobleman’s daughter. Sorel comes to believe that the secret of success is to outperform the hypocrites and vicious opportunists who surround him—and he’s right. But when the rich and powerful he so admires align against him, his downfall becomes unavoidable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA master of characterization, Stendhal paints a fascinating, multi-layered portrait of Julien Sorel, who endures as one of literature’s most complex and surprisingly sympathetic—a would-be manipulator out of his depth in a sea of sharks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFeeling Global: Internationalism in Distress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Servant’s Hand: English Fiction from Below\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSecular Vocations: Intellectuals, Professionalism, Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121653235952,"sku":"9781411433014","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411433014_p0.jpg?v=1763721927","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411433014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}