Carmen
Accompanied by another famous novella by Mérimée, The Venus of Ille
Seiten
2023
Alma Classics (Verlag)
978-1-84749-897-7 (ISBN)
Alma Classics (Verlag)
978-1-84749-897-7 (ISBN)
Carmen, the archetype of the amoral femme fatale, is Prosper Merimee's highest creation, and a model for many subsequent literary heroines. First published in 1846, this story of crime and desire has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.
When the Basque dragoon Don José meets a Gypsy woman at the factory he is guarding, he is immediately ensnared by her wiles. After she is arrested for injuring a co-worker and he helps her to flee, he is imprisoned and demoted, but she repays him at their next meeting with a day of excess and a night of love. As Carmen continues to exert her spell, José is dragged further and further into a seedy world of smugglers, robbers, fiery passions and uncontrollable jealousy – one that he will find difficult to escape alive.
Carmen, the archetype of the amoral femme fatale, is Prosper Mérimée’s highest creation, and a model for many subsequent literary heroines. First published in 1846, this story of crime and desire – here accompanied by another famous novella by Mérimée, The Venus of Ille – has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.
When the Basque dragoon Don José meets a Gypsy woman at the factory he is guarding, he is immediately ensnared by her wiles. After she is arrested for injuring a co-worker and he helps her to flee, he is imprisoned and demoted, but she repays him at their next meeting with a day of excess and a night of love. As Carmen continues to exert her spell, José is dragged further and further into a seedy world of smugglers, robbers, fiery passions and uncontrollable jealousy – one that he will find difficult to escape alive.
Carmen, the archetype of the amoral femme fatale, is Prosper Mérimée’s highest creation, and a model for many subsequent literary heroines. First published in 1846, this story of crime and desire – here accompanied by another famous novella by Mérimée, The Venus of Ille – has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous 1875 opera of the same name by Georges Bizet.
Well-versed in European languages and an archaeologist by profession, Prosper Mérimée (1803–70) wrote stories and novellas which displayed his concern for historical accuracy and his fascination for foreign places.
Erscheinungsdatum | 03.04.2023 |
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Reihe/Serie | Alma Classics 101 Pages |
Übersetzer | Andrew Brown |
Verlagsort | Richmond |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
ISBN-10 | 1-84749-897-3 / 1847498973 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84749-897-7 / 9781847498977 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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