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The Red and the Black

Author: Stendhal

Referenced in 2 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

April 14, 2024

Context:

Mentioned as an example of literature showing people living in Napoleon's shadow, in discussing whether Byron felt inadequate compared to Napoleon

October 13, 2022

Context:

Referenced when discussing a scene in La Reine Margot where Margot holds her lover's severed head - 'which is lifted from Stendhal's The Scarlet and the Black'