C/LI/20. With the Nineteenth Century Politics enter Literature

The paper examines the works of Balzac and Stendhal discussing the growing importance of politics in the early nineteenth century literature. The setting of the Bourbon Restoration is examined analysing how, for Julian Sorel, the struggle for recognition lead to a complex, and visionary journey. The significance of the socio-political climate for both authors is emphasised showing how their concerns are conveyed in the form of early realism.