The Alhambra (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594624292)

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: Irving Washington, Washington Irving
ISBN-10: 1594624291
ISBN-13: 9781594624292
Publisher: Book Jungle
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2007
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.77d