![]() In 1821 he left Italy and returned to France, where he completed Love. After Napoleon's fall, he retired to Italy and began to write under his pseudonym. Marie Henri Beyle, known as Stendhal (1783 - 1842) fought during the Napoleonic wars. Readers will be introduced to love’s endlessly fascinating possibilities and extremities: romantic love, platonic love, erotic love, gay love, virginal love, adulterous love, parental love, filial love, nostalgic love, unrequited love, illicit love, not to mention lost love, twisted and obsessional love. United by the theme of love, the writings in the Great Loves series span over two thousand years and vastly different worlds. In this collection he muses on falling in love, how to cope with jealousy and whether infatuation can ever be overcome – and provides a selection of maxims giving advice for lovers. Stendhal believed love comes in different forms, from passion and lust to vanity, the love of possessive desire. ![]()
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