by Prosper Mérimée, Hervé Alvado · Hachette Educ · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782011691828
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«La Vénus d'Ille» is the fantastic short novel by Prosper Mérimée, published by Hachette Educ in paperback (95 pages, in French).
In the small town of Ille, the discovery of a bronze statue of Venus unsettles the locals. As the wedding of young Alphonse to Mlle de Puygarrig is being prepared, some see her as the goddess of love and others as a malevolent presence. The inscriptions on the pedestal may hold the key to the events disturbing the region.
Edition from the Les Classiques Hachette collection prepared by Hervé Alvado, with the complete text according to the 1850 edition, explanatory notes, questionnaires and pedagogical apparatus.
Aimed at students of French, particularly in secondary school and high school, and at readers wishing to approach a classic with a didactic guide.
Prosper Mérimée was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, an important figure in the history of architectural preservation. He is best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He learned Russian, a language for which he had great affection, before translating the work of several notable Russian writers, including Pushkin and Gogol, into French. From 1830 until 1860 he was the inspector of French historical monuments, responsible for the protection of many historic sites, including the medieval citadel of Carcassonne and the restoration of the façade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. Along with the writer George Sand, he discovered the series of tapestries called The Lady and the Unicorn, arranging for their preservation. He was instrumental in the creation of Musée national du Moyen Âge in Paris, where the tapestries now are displayed. The official database of French monuments, the Base Mérimée, bears his name.
