| Colomba (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Merimee, Prosper (Author), Loyd, Lady Mary Sophia (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1406594172 ISBN-13: 9781406594171 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $12.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Prosper Mrime (1803-1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. He is perhaps best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He studied law as well as Greek, Spanish, English, and Russian. He was the first interpreter of much Russian literature in France. Mrime met and befriended the Countess of Montijo in Spain in 1830 whom he credited as being his source for the Carmen story. Together with the countess, he coached her daughter, Eugenie, during the courtship with Napoleon III (though his correspondence indicates he was opposed to their marriage). When the daughter became the Empress Eugnie of France in 1853 he was made a senator. His works include: Cromwell (1822), Le Thtre de Clara Gazul (1825), La Guzla (1827), La Jacquerie (1828), Colomba (1840) and Lokis (1869). |
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| BISAC Categories: - Drama |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6" W x 9" (0.49 lbs) 144 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Prosper M rim e (1803-1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. He is perhaps best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He studied law as well as Greek, Spanish, English, and Russian. He was the first interpreter of much Russian literature in France. M rim e met and befriended the Countess of Montijo in Spain in 1830 whom he credited as being his source for the Carmen story. Together with the countess, he coached her daughter, Eugenie, during the courtship with Napoleon III (though his correspondence indicates he was opposed to their marriage). When the daughter became the Empress Eug nie of France in 1853 he was made a senator. His works include: Cromwell (1822), Le Th tre de Clara Gazul (1825), La Guzla (1827), La Jacquerie (1828), Colomba (1840) and Lokis (1869). |