Set during the second Bourbon Restoration in France (1815-30), 

Armance, ou quelques scènes d’un salon de Paris en 1827

(1827) [

Armance: a novel

] is Stendhal’s first novel, originally published anonymously. The only widely available English translation is by Charles Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff, first published in 1946. Stendhal, whose real name was Marie-Henri Beyle (1783-1842), is one of the most celebrated French writers of the nineteenth century: his most famous novels,

Le Rouge et le Noir

(1830) [

The Red and the Black

] and

La Chartreuse de Parme

(1839) [

The Charterhouse of Parma

], are often cited as among the earliest and most distinguished examples of realism. Generically speaking,

Armance’s

melodramatic action, heightened emotional plotline, and occasional improbability,…

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Citation: Jones, Sarah. "Armance". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 January 2017 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=11166, accessed 28 March 2024.]

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