by Prosper Mérimée · Luis Revenga · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788487607202
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Vida y obra de Cervantes is an essay by the French writer Prosper Mérimée on the life and work of Miguel de Cervantes. Published posthumously in 1877, the text offers a romantic vision of Don Quixote and analyzes Cervantes' literary activity, commenting on his life and environment. This Spanish edition, published by Luis Revenga, makes available to the Spanish-speaking public this essay that represents a literary cross between the authors of two Hispanic myths: Don Quixote and Carmen.
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.
