Interesting facts about Stendhal Is a great opportunity to learn more about the work of the French writer. He is considered one of the founders of the psychological novel. His works are included in the school curriculum of many countries around the world.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Stendhal.
- Stendhal (1783-1842) was a writer, autobiographer, biographer and novelist.
- The real name of the writer is Marie-Henri Bayle.
- Did you know that the writer was published not only under the pseudonym Stendhal, but also under other names, including Bombe?
- Throughout his life, Stendhal carefully concealed his identity, as a result of which he was known not as a fiction writer, but as the author of books on the historical and architectural monuments of Italy (see interesting facts about Italy).
- As a child, Stendhal met a Jesuit who forced him to study the Bible. This led to the fact that the boy soon developed a sense of terror and distrust of the priests.
- Stendhal took part in the war of 1812, but did not participate as a quartermaster. The writer saw with his own eyes how Moscow was burning, and also witnessed the legendary Battle of Borodino (see interesting facts about the Battle of Borodino).
- After the end of the war, Stendhal devoted himself entirely to writing, which became his main source of income.
- Even in his youth, Stendhal contracted syphilis, as a result of which his health condition constantly deteriorated until the end of his life. When he felt extremely bad, the writer used the services of a stenographer.
- An interesting fact is that Molière was Stendhal's favorite writer.
- After the final defeat of Napoleon, Stendhal settled in Milan, where he spent 7 years.
- German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche calls Stendhal "the last great psychologist of France."
- The famous novel by Stendhal "Red and Black" was written on the basis of a criminal article in a local newspaper.
- The above book was highly appreciated by Alexander Pushkin (see interesting facts about Pushkin).
- The author of the word "tourist" is Stendhal. For the first time it appeared in the work "Notes of a Tourist" and since then has been firmly entrenched in the lexicon.
- When the prose writer looked at his fascinating works of art, he fell into a stupor, ceasing to notice everything in the world. Today this psychosomatic disorder is called Stendhal's syndrome. By the way, read about 10 unusual mental syndromes in a separate article.
- Maksim Gorky said that the novels of Standal could be considered "letters to the future."
- In 1842 Stendhal lost consciousness right on the street and died a few hours later. Probably, the classic died from a second stroke.
- In his will, Stendhal asked to write on his tombstone the following phrase: “Arrigo Beyle. Milanese. He wrote, loved, lived. "
