Summary:
The short story Le chevalier de Saint-Ismier was not published until 1912. After reflecting on the contributions and errors regarding the filiation of the Stendhalian narrative, this article studies its historical dimension and the political criticism that emerges from it. : Richelieu's power, allusions to the wars in Germany or the conflicts between France and Spain. Other threads are superimposed in the fabric of the short story and the story gives way to one of Stendhal's cherished scenes, that of the first meeting.