Love

Synopsis

A timeless treatise on the unique power of human emotion, stendhal's love is translated by gilbert and suzanne sale with an introduction by jean stewart and b. C. J. G. Knight in penguin classics. In 1818, when he was in his mid-thirties, stendhal met and fell passionately in love with the beautiful mathilde dembowski. She, however, was quick to make it clear that she did not return his affections, and in his despair he turned to the written word to exorcise his love and explain his feelings.