La Duchesse De Palliano by Stendhal
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"La Duchesse De Palliano" by Stendhal is a story published in 1838. Set in Renaissance Rome during 1559-1561, it recounts the tragic fall of the powerful Carafa family under Pope Paul IV. When the Duke of Paliano's beautiful wife is falsely accused of an affair with a devoted admirer, family honor demands a brutal response. Based on actual historical events, this dark chronicle explores themes of jealousy, betrayal, and revenge within the
corrupt circles of papal power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Stendhal, 1783-1842 |
|---|---|
| Title | La Duchesse De Palliano |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_duchessa_di_Paliano |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Italy -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 803 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1997 |
| Last Update | Oct 5, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 318 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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