original name Marie Henri Beyle. 1783–1842, French writer, who anticipated later novelists in his psychological analysis of character. His two chief novels are Le Rouge et le noir (1830) and La Chartreuse de Parme (1839)
Stendhal in American English
(stɛnˈdɑl)
Pseudonym
(pseud. of Marie Henri Beyle) 1783-1842; Fr. novelist and essayist