Carmen ; : and Letters from Spain
(2011)
Nonfiction
eBook
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PUBLISHED
[United States]: Neeland Media LLC, 2011
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781596741829 (electronic bk.) MWT11932825, 1596741821 (electronic bk.) 11932825
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Quite indifferent about his literary popularity, Mřimě claimed he wrote his 1845 novella, "Carmen," because he was in need of a new pair of pants. The novella introduced the character of Carmen, one of the most unforgettable figures in literature and the basis of Bizet's 1875 opera. She is a beautiful, clever young gypsy, who embodies the not the French femme fatale, as Bizet portrays her, but the indifferent, independent spirit of the Roma. Carmen's allure draws the handsome young cavalryman, Don Jose, into a torturous love affair which can only end in tragedy
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