Published in 1931 by Le Divan in the “Le Livre du Divan” series, Thoughts. Filosofia Nova brings together notes, reflections and fragments by Stendhal, edited and introduced by Henri Martineau.
The volume offers a rare opportunity to explore Stendhal's intellectual workshop. Literature, happiness, love, ambition, politics and human nature are examined through a series of personal observations and philosophical reflections.
Rather than a systematic treatise, the book reveals the workings of one of France's greatest writers, providing valuable insight into the development of his ideas and literary vision.
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Paperback. Worn covers, partially detached. Dusty top edge. Spine worn with splitting, without loss.
Page edges and paper lightly age-toned. 322 pages.
Stendhal (1783-1842), born Henri Beyle, was one of the major figures of nineteenth-century French literature and the author of The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma.
A passionate observer of society and human behaviour, he kept notebooks filled with reflections that would later nourish his literary work.
About the book
This edition reflects the important editorial work carried out by Henri Martineau, whose efforts were instrumental in bringing many lesser-known Stendhal manuscripts and texts to the public.
The volume allows readers to encounter Stendhal's thoughts in their original and often spontaneous form, revealing the mind behind his celebrated novels.
Why this book remains relevant today
Its reflections on happiness, ambition, love and social life remain strikingly modern and continue to resonate with contemporary readers.
English Keywords
- Stendhal
- Henri Beyle
- Filosofia Nova
- Thoughts
- Henri Martineau
- Le Livre du Divan
- philosophy
- French literature
- reflections
- happiness
- psychology
- literary notebooks
- numbered copy
- 1931 edition