by Washington Irving · Escudo de Oro Barcelona · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437807843
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«Cuentos de la Alhambra» is a collection of tales by Washington Irving, published by Escudo de Oro Barcelona in paperback (320 pages, in Spanish).
From his stay in Granada, Washington Irving builds a series of tales combining Moorish and Christian legends, with the Alhambra as the setting. Princes, soldiers, astrologers and builders populate stories of love and adventure, while the Nasrid palace and its surroundings are described through the eyes of the romantic traveller.
Spanish translation of the original 'Tales of the Alhambra', first published in 1832. 1981 edition with colour and black-and-white illustrations.
For readers of romantic and travel literature interested in 19th-century Granada and the legends surrounding the Alhambra.
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.
