MARIE-HENRI BEYLE
(23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842)
Marie-Henri Beyle, better known by his pen name Stendhal, was a 19th century French writer. Known for his acute analysis of his characters' psychology, he is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism in his two novels "Le Rouge et le Noir" (The Red and the Black, 1830) and "La Chartreuse de Parme" (The Charterhouse of Parma, 1839).
Beyle was born in the small provincial town of Grenoble in France. He became an auditor with the "Conseil d'État" (State's Council) when he was 27 years of age and took part in both the French administration and the Napoleonic wars. In 1814 he went to Italy with which he formed a deep affection and would settle here for the rest of his career. It is here whilst working as French consul that his writing began to flourish.
Beyle chose the pseudonym Stendhal from a list of hundreds. His Realistic style of writing was not in the beginning appreciated by his readers most possible because at the time they were living in the Romantic period.
Stendhal syndrome
Stendhal syndrome, Stendhal's syndrome, hyperkulturemia, or Florence syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place.
The name of the syndrome is due to Stendhal who, after being attacked by this disorder in 1817, made the first detailed description of your symptoms, subsequently published in the book Naples and Florence: a journey from Milan to Reggio.
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