Sunday, July 27, 2014

Stendhal`s The Red and The Black

Recently I have read a book dealing with the irritating love. If you would think of how a book can be about such love, but believe me, I do not exaggerate. Stendhal wrote his "The Red and The Black" about such a guy -  Julien Sorel who tries everything just to reach his aim, even pretend loving. Maybe he loved, but it was not sincere and I just could not believe it. Through the book he uses all the people like horses just to get to the next destination and dies at the end.

Here are some covers of The Red and The Black.






















There such a thing like Stendhal Syndrome that is a psychosomatic disorder that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and evenhallucinations when an individual is exposed to an experience of great personal significance, particularly viewing art. The term can also be used to describe a similar reaction when confronted with immense beauty in the natural world.





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