Henri-Marie Beyle, better known as Stendhal (Grenoble, January 23, 1783—Paris, March 23, 1842), was a French writer renowned for his keen analysis of the feelings of his characters. His first masterpiece, "The Red and the Black," was published in 1830. It is an analytical chronicle of French society during the Restoration period, in which Stendhal depicted the ambitions and contradictions of his time, emphasizing the psychological analysis of the characters and the direct and objective style of narration
