Beethoven’s World: Stendhal Henri Beyle a.k.a Stendhal (1783-1842) Social, Geographic and Emotional origins Like Beethoven, Stendhal lived in the time of the great upheaval
Stendhal’s Day Job Napoleonic soldier and official Travels Retreat from Moscow
Stendhal's Art Early career as a writer: Vies de Haydn, Mozart et de Metastase (1815) Travelogues The Red and the Black (1830)/ Julien Sorel The Charterhouse of Parma (1839)/Fabrice del Dongo “Modern Realism”
Stendhal & Beethoven Enlightenment Napoleon Individualism/ Freedom