by Prosper Mérimée · J'AI LU · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290054215
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«La Vénus d'Ille» is a collection of fantastic tales by Prosper Mérimée, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (98 pages, in French).
A young Parisian visits the ruins of Ille and is fascinated by a statue of Venus found on his host's estate; its beauty alternates irony and cruelty. The book includes 'Vision de Charles XI', 'Il Viccolo di Madama Lucrezia', 'La Perle de Tolède' and 'Federigo', tales with a supernatural atmosphere.
2013 edition in French with the complete text. The title story was originally published in 1835.
Aimed at French secondary school students (classe de quatrième) working on the fantastic tale; the edition includes a pedagogical dossier.
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.
