In this book, which compiles three of his famous "Italian Chronicles""The Cenci," "The Duchess of Palliano," and "Vittoria Accoramboni," we find the Italian Renaissance in its purest state, just as the author saw it: crime, adultery, torture, conspiracy, ambition, and vengeance. Stendhal narrates it all with the crudeness and precision of a trial, with the indifference of someone who has already seen too much, and with the infinite tenderness and lyricism of a libertine as he witnesses the death of the most beautiful woman in the world."En este libro, que recoge tres de sus afamadas "Cronicas italianasLos Cenci," ""La duquesa de Palliano"" y "Vittoria Accoramboni," se encuentra el Renacimiento italiano en estado puro, tal como lo veia el autor: crimenes, adulterios, torturas, conspiraciones, ambicion, y venganza. Stendhal lo narra todo con la crudeza y precision de un proceso judicial, con la indiferencia de quien ya ha visto demasiado, y con la ternura infinita y el lirismo del libertino que ve morir a la mas hermosa de las mujeres.""