Tales of the Alhambra: A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards

Tales of the Alhambra: A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards

Title: Tales of the Alhambra: A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards
Author: Washington Irving & Joseph Thompson
Release: 2004-11-01
Kind: audiobook
Genre: Nonfiction
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Tales of the Alhambra: A Series of Tales Washington Irving & Joseph Thompson
Written in 1831, Washington Irving’s dreamlike description of the Alhambra, the beautiful Moorish castle that defined the height of Moorish civilization, and of the surrounding territory of Granada remains one of the most romantic and entertaining travelogues ever written of this region in Spain.

Enhanced here with exquisite Spanish guitar music, the narrative is a heady mix of historical fact, medieval myth and mystery, sensual descriptions, and an appreciation for a civilization that valued beauty, philosophy, literature, science, and the arts on an equal level with warrior skills. Secret chambers, desperate battles, imprisoned princesses, palace ghosts, and fragrant gardens, described in a wistful and dreamlike eloquence, will transport listeners to a paradise of their own.

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