It is a fabulous example of a travel book. The Alhambra is a castle type of building built in the 1200's by the Moors who ruled Spain at that time. The local people ascribed magic and treasure to their Moorish masters (magic carpets, harems, beautiful daughters kept inside the castle, Moorish soldiers, local stories). Washington Irving spent three years in Spain and found time to write these tales. The story of his travels and his retelling of the local tales is just so dreamy and so much fun. They would be great for a family sit-around read-out-loud kind of affair.
《阿尔罕伯拉》与《英伦见闻录》及其续篇《庄园见闻录》一起,组成了华盛顿·欧文描写十九世纪欧洲风物人情的姊妹篇。阿尔罕伯拉是伊斯兰摩尔人在西班牙的最后王国格拉纳达的辉煌宫殿建筑,也是摩尔人留给欧洲的、让欧洲基督教世界景仰有加的历史文明古迹。1832年作者根据在阿尔罕伯拉的亲身游历,撰写并出版了这部《阿尔罕伯拉》。在此书中,作者既生动描写了具有传奇色彩的故宫方方面面的景观,也以优美的笔调描绘了深受摩尔人影响的西班牙人民和他们的风俗人情,同时生动叙述了西班牙民间流传和历史上发生过的摩尔人的神话与传说故事。这部作品,既有游记随笔,又有传奇故事,开创了风格独特的游记文学文体。
The Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. The book was instrumental in reintroducing the Alhambra to Western audiences.
- Preface to the Revised Edition. #
- The Journey. #
- Palace of the Alhambra.
- Note on Morisco Architecture
- Important Negotiations. The Author Succeeds to the Throne of Boabdil.
- Inhabitants of the Alhambra.
- The Hall of Ambassadors. #
- The Jesuits' Library.
- Alhamar. The Founder of the Alhambra.
- Yusef Abul Hagig.The Finisher of the Alhambra.
- The Mysterious Chambers.
- Panorama from the Tower of Comares.
- The Truant.
- The Balcony.
- The Court of Lions.
- The Abencerrages.
- Mementos of Boabdil.
- Public Fetes of Granada.
- Local Traditions.
- The House of the Weathercock.
- Visitors to the Alhambra.
- Relics and Genealogies.
- The Generalife.
- A Ramble Among the Hills.
- The Tower of Las Infantas.
- The Veteran.
- The Governor and the Notary.
- Governor Manco and the Soldier.
- A Fete in the Alhambra.
- The Crusade of the Grand Master of Alcantara.
- Spanish Romance.
- Poets and Poetry of Moslem Andalus.
- An Expedition in Quest of a Diploma.
- The Author's Farewell to Granada.
- 书评 写书评
- 笔记
-
书评加载中...
笔记加载中...