by Washington Irving · Ediciones Miguel Sánchez · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788471690203
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«Tales of the Alhambra» is the collection of stories and legends by Washington Irving, published by Ediciones Miguel Sánchez in paperback (308 pages).
Washington Irving wrote these stories and legends after visiting the Alhambra in Granada, drawing inspiration from its corners and the memory of the Moorish past. Among sultans, princesses and knights, the work combines descriptions of the palace with romanticism, mystery and popular traditions of 19th-century Spain.
«Tales of the Alhambra» was originally published in 1832; the 1994 edition by Ediciones Miguel Sánchez, in English and published in Spain, bears the subtitle «Grabados».
A 19th-century classic for those who enjoy travel literature, the history of Spain and popular legends.
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.
