Stendahl by Michael Wood, read and reviewed by N.H.V.V.

The gist of what Michael Wood has to say about Stendahl is that his novels are structured around epigrams, such as a girl of the streets i.e., a whore, could never make a good wife; and an epigram includes a whole bunch of paradoxes: such as she might be good in bed but you could never trust her to be faithful. The novels dramatize these paradoxes. His remarks on THE RED AND THE BLACK are subtle and full of insight and are very clearly written. Copy Right 2011 by Nicholas Van Vactor, All Rights Reserved.