by Washington Irving · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782752900074
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«Contes de l'Alhambra» is a collection of tales and legends by Washington Irving, published by Phébus in paperback (256 pages, in French).
The book brings together tales inspired by the Alhambra in Granada and its Moorish legends. Irving combines the memory of the Nasrid past with scenes of Romantic Spain, and within its pages appear palaces, towers, gardens, and historical or fabulous characters that bring the monument to life.
The edition is from 2004, in the Libretto collection; the original subtitle is «Esquisses et légendes inspirées par les Maures et les Espagnols».
Recommended for readers drawn to Romantic-era travel literature and to historical legends set in Andalusia.
Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as the American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
