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Authors: Prosper Merimee, Nicholas Jotcham
ISBN-13: 9780199540440, ISBN-10: 0199540446
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: August 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
One of the earliest exponents of the short story, Prosper Mérimée wrote the universally-acclaimed tale Carmen, which provided the basis for one of the world's most popular operas. In addition to this classic tale, the includes "Colomba," "Mateo Falcone," "The Storming of the Redoubt," "Tamango," "The Etruscan Vase," "The Game of Backgammon," "The Venus of Ille" and "Lokis."
Introduction | ||
Note on the Text | ||
Select Bibliography | ||
Chronology of Prosper Merimee | ||
Carmen | 1 | |
Mateo Falcone | 54 | |
The Storming of the Redoubt | 67 | |
Tamango | 72 | |
The Etruscan Vase | 93 | |
The Game of Backgammon | 116 | |
The Venus of Ille | 132 | |
Colomba | 162 | |
Lokis | 291 | |
Appendix | The final chapter of Carmen added to the 1847 edition | 333 |
Explanatory Notes | 341 |