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Letters from the Alhambra of Washington Irving is the last book of Colección Plural of the Library of the Alhambra. Antonio Garnica, Chair Professor in English at the University of Seville, is the publisher and translator of the texts written by the North American writer as correspondence with relatives and friends during his sojourn in Granada. These letters have been unpublished until now and reveal the impressions, the delight and charm to which he succumbed during his stay in the Alhambra.
The letters are full of anecdotes and keys that show an attentive, alert and sensitive traveler. The most private and dreamy aspects of Washington Irving are revealed.
As part of the Washington Irving commemorative activities, this publication includes the letters written by Irving during his stay in the Nasrid monument, with an analysis with comments by Chair Professor Antonio Garnica. Here we find the complete original documents with the translation into Spanish, unpublished until now.
‘Cartas desde la Alhambra’ is presented as a bilingual edition (Spanish-English). Publisher and translator is Antonio Garnica.