by Washington Irving · Edimat · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484031536
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«Leyendas de la Alhambra» is Washington Irving's book of romantic legends, published by Edimat in paperback, in Spanish.
A collection of romantic legends and tales inspired by the Alhambra in Granada. Irving, who lived in Spain as a diplomat, recreates tales, traditions and stories from al-Andalus in which the monumental past serves as the setting for stories of love, intrigue and fantasy.
Work originally published as «Tales of the Alhambra» in 1832. This edition appeared in 1998 in the collection Clásicos de siempre.
Aimed at readers of nineteenth-century classic fiction and those looking for short stories about the history and heritage of Granada.
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.
