Marie Henri Beyle

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A French writer known as Stendhal who wrote The Red and the Black

proper noun

: Marie Henri Beyle

Marie Henri Beyle, under the pen name Stendhal, wrote 'The Red and the Black.'

Examples

Literary critics regard Marie Henri Beyle as a pioneer of psychological analysis in the novel.
The life of Marie Henri Beyle reflects the tumultuous era of early 19th-century France.
Marie Henri Beyle was a brilliant writer.
I admire Marie Henri Beyle!
Marie Henri Beyle, widely known as Stendhal, explored complex psychological themes in his novels.
Marie Henri Beyle's work greatly influenced modern literature, particularly in the realm of character development.
The profound insights of Marie Henri Beyle into human emotion changed the way stories are told.

Synonyms

Stendhal

vsMarie Henri Beyle

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A French writer from the 1800s who writes novels about people's inner feelings

is the author's birth name rather than the published pen name

Surface Forms

Marie Henri Beyle main

Morphology

Marie + Henri + Beyle

This is a personal name (the birth name of the novelist Stendhal); knowing the individual name-constituents only indicates a person but does not convey the biographical information (French novelist, dates, or pen name). Proper names are arbitrary labels whose referential meaning is not compositionally derived from their parts, so learners cannot infer the specific sense from the constituents.

Etymology

Marie Henri Beyle is the real name of the French writer better known by his pen name 'Stendhal'. Think of an author putting on a mask called 'Stendhal' — this image helps you remember that Marie Henri Beyle and 'Stendhal' are the same person and the author of 'The Red and the Black'.