by Prosper Mérimée · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070413089
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«Carmen» is the short novel by Prosper Mérimée published by Gallimard Education in paperback (160 pages, in French), edited by Adrien Goetz.
Set in nineteenth-century Spain, the narrative follows don José, a soldier fascinated by Carmen, a gypsy of free and enigmatic character. Their relationship, marked by passion and jealousy, becomes a path of challenges and unpredictable consequences.
Originally published in 1845. This edition, presented, established and annotated by Adrien Goetz, includes a chronology of the author, history of the text and bibliographical references.
Thanks to its critical apparatus, it is especially useful for students and readers interested in nineteenth-century classics.
Prosper Mérimée was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, an important figure in the history of architectural preservation. He is best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He learned Russian, a language for which he had great affection, before translating the work of several notable Russian writers, including Pushkin and Gogol, into French. From 1830 until 1860 he was the inspector of French historical monuments, responsible for the protection of many historic sites, including the medieval citadel of Carcassonne and the restoration of the façade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. Along with the writer George Sand, he discovered the series of tapestries called The Lady and the Unicorn, arranging for their preservation. He was instrumental in the creation of Musée national du Moyen Âge in Paris, where the tapestries now are displayed. The official database of French monuments, the Base Mérimée, bears his name.
