The Alhambra
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The Alhambra is a collection of essays, sketches, and stories by Washington Irving inspired by his stay at the Alhambra palace in Granada, blending history, legend, and travel narrative.
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection → short story collection → travel literature → |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Alhambra; or, The New Sketch Book
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| author |
Washington Irving
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| contains |
historical sketches of the Nasrid dynasty
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retellings of local legends → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| firstEditionPlace |
London
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| firstPublicationFormat |
two-volume book
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| genre |
essays
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historical narrative → legend → short stories → sketches → travel writing → |
| hasIllustrations |
yes
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| hasPart |
essays
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sketches → stories → |
| hasStyle |
anecdotal
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picturesque → romantic → |
| hasTheme |
cultural encounter between Christian and Moorish Spain
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folklore and superstition → romanticized medieval past → travel and exploration → |
| influenced |
Anglophone perceptions of Spain
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tourism to Granada → |
| inspiredBy |
Irving's residence in the Alhambra palace
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| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
prose
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| literaryMovement |
Romanticism
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| mainSubject |
Alhambra
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Granada → Moorish Spain → |
| notableFor |
blending history and legend
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picturesque descriptions of the Alhambra → popularizing the Alhambra in the English-speaking world → |
| periodOfCreation |
early 19th century
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| publicationYear |
1832
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| publisher |
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
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| relatedWork |
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
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| setting |
Alhambra palace
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Granada → Spain → |
| targetAudience |
general readership
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| timePeriodDescribed |
medieval and early modern Spain
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Referenced by (4)
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The Alhambra
("The Alhambra; or, The New Sketch Book")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Tales of a Traveller
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The Alhambra
("Alhambra")
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mainSubject |
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The Alhambra
("Alhambra palace")
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setting |