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Prosper Mérimée (French: [pʁɔspɛʁ meʁime]; 28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870) [1] 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.
Sep 24, 2024 · Prosper Mérimée was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and master of the short story whose works—Romantic in theme but Classical and controlled in style—were a renewal of Classicism in a Romantic age. Of a cultured, middle-class Norman background, Mérimée first studied law but was more.
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Writings.1905. Oeuvres complètes.1927—. Correspondance générale.17 vols., 1941-64. Romans et nouvelles.2 vols., 1967. Théàtre, romans, nouvelles.1978.
Mosaïque. 1833; as Mosaic,1903. La Double Méprise. 1833; as A Slight Misunderstanding,1959. Carmen. 1847; translated as Carmen,1878. Nouvelles.1852. Dernières nouvelles.1873.
Chronique de règne de Charles IX. 1829; revised edition, with"1572" prefixed, 1832; as A Chronicle of the Reign of Charles IX,1853. Colomba. 1841; translated as Colomba,1853.
Théàtre de Clara Gazul.1825; revised editions, 1830, 1842. La Jacquerie, scènes féodales.1828. Le Carosse du Saint Sacrement.1850. Les Deux héritages.1867.
Mérimée: Heroism, Pessimism, Irony by F. P. Bowman, 1962; The Poetics of Mérimée by R.C. Dale, 1966; Mérimée by A.W. Riatt, 1970; Mériméeby Maxwell A. Smith, 1972. A Parisian born and bred, Prosper Mérimée grew up in an artistic and literary milieu, and after taking a law degree (never used) he dabbled in the literary world with some journalistic c...
French novelist, historian, and critic Prosper Mérimée was considered a great master of stylized historical novels. Also known as master of the short story, Mérimée’s works—Romantic in theme but Classical and controlled in style—were a renewal of Classicism in a Romantic age.
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Sep 26, 2016 · PROSPER MÉRIMÉE (1803 – 1870) Like the three men – Bizet, Halévy and Meilhac – who immortalized his novella
