Tales Of The Alhambra - 9781975824785
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Rough draughts of some of the following tales and essays were actually written during a residence in the Alhambra; others were subsequently added, founded on notes and observations made there. Care was taken to maintain local coloring and verisimilitude; so that the whole might present a faithful and living picture of that microcosm, that singular little world into which I had been fortuitously thrown; and about which the external world had a very imperfect idea. It was my endeavor scrupulously to depict its half Spanish, half Oriental character; its mixture of the heroic, the poetic, and the grotesque; to revive the traces of grace and beauty fast fading from its walls; to record the regal and chivalrous traditions concerning those who once trod its courts; and the whimsical and superstitious legends of the motley race now burrowing among its ruins.
- | Author: Washington Irving
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Sep 02, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 314 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1975824784
- | ISBN-13: 9781975824785
- Author:
- Washington Irving
- Publisher:
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication Date:
- Sep 02, 2017
- Number of pages:
- 314 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1975824784
- ISBN-13:
- 9781975824785