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Prosper Mérimée ( September 28, 1803 - September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer.One of his stories was the basis of the opera Carmen.
Prosper Mérimée was born in Paris, France. He studied law as well as Greek, Spanish, English, and Russian. He was the first interpreter of much Russian literature in France.
Mérimée loved mysticism, history, and the unusual, and was influenced by the historical fiction popularised by Sir Walter Scott and the cruelty and psychological drama of Aleksandr PushkinRussian poet and a founder of modern Russian literature Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin ( Russian: ( June 6 ( May 26, O. 1799 February 10 ( January 29, O. 1837), Russian author, is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern. Many of his stories are mysteries set in foreign places, SpainThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc and RussiaThe Russian Federation ( Russian: , transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija , or Russia (Russian: , transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. With being popular sources of inspiration.
In 1830Events February 3 The previously autonomous state of Greece gains full independence from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence. Negotiations for the borders between the two states continue until 1832, under the supervisio Mérimée was appointed to the post of inspector-general of historical monuments. He was a born archaeologist, combining linguistic faculty of a very unusual kind with accurate scholarship, with remarkable historical appreciation, and with a sincere love for the arts of design and construction, in the former of which he had some practical skill. In his official capacity he published numerous reports, some of which, with other similar pieces, have been republished in his works.
Mérimée met and befriended the Countess of Montijo in Spain in 1830Events February 3 The previously autonomous state of Greece gains full independence from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence. Negotiations for the borders between the two states continue until 1832, under the supervisio. When her daughter became the Empress Eugenie of France in 1853Events January 19 Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore premieres in Rome January 21 Russell L. Hawes patents the envelope folding machine January 29 Napoleon III marries the Spanish Countess Eugenie at the Tuileries March 4 Inauguration of US president Fra he was made a senator.
Prosper Mérimée died in CannesCannes ("Canas" in Provencal) (pronounced [can] ( IPA and SAMPA)) is a city in southern France, located on the French Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes departement''. Its population (as of 2000) is approximately 70,000. Environs Cannes lies on the Cote d'Az, France.
1 Works
- Cromwell ( 1822) - his first play.
- Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul ( 1825) - a hoax, supposedly a translation by one Joseph L'Estrange of work written by a Spanish actress.
- La Guzla ( 1827) - another hoax, ballads about various mystical themes proportedly translated from the original Illyrian by one Hyacinthe Maglanowich.
- La Jacquerie ( 1828) - dramatic scenes about a peasant insurrection in feudal times.
- La Chronique du temps de Charles IX ( 1829) - a novel about French court life.
- Mosaïque ( 1833) - a collection of short stories.
- Notes de voyages (1835-40) - describing his travels through Greece, Spain, Turkey, and France.
- Colomba ( 1840) - his first famous novella, about a young Corsican girl who forces her brother to commit murder for the sake of a vendetta.
- Carmen ( 1846) - another famous novella describing an unfaithful gypsy girl who is killed by the soldier who loves her (made into an opera by Georges Bizet in 1875).
- Lokis ( 1869) - exploring supernatural themes.
- La Chambre bleue ( 1872) - also with a supernatural bent.
- Lettres à une inconnue ( 1874) - a collection of letters from Mérimée to Jenny Dacquin, published after his death.
