The Alhambra

12 hrs. 42 min.

Language Russian

Author Washington Irving

Narrator Vladimir Grigoryev

Description

Washington Irving—the "father of American literature"—spent several years (1826–29) in Spain studying manuscripts and books related to the era of the discovery of America. Late in his “Spanish” period, he became fascinated with the study of Arab-Spanish history and the Reconquista, and spent the summer of 1829 in Granada, in the Moorish palace of the Alhambra. We owe the appearance of the book "Tales of the Alhambra" to that.

It was published in 1832—the year he returned home, where he came back already famous as a writer and a national hero.

Contents:

01. Introduction. (24:36)
02. Journey. (01:07:09)
03. The Palace of the Alhambra. (24:35)
04. Something about Moorish architecture. (03:56)
05. Important negotiations. The author on the throne of Boabdil. (12:31)
06. The residents of the Alhambra. (08:27)
07. The Ambassador’s Hall. (09:54)
08. The Jesuit library. (01:44)
09. Alhamar, founder of the Alhambra. (13:43)
10. Yusuf Abul-Hadji, the finisher of the Alhambra. (08:01)
11. Mysterious chambers. (17:15)
12. View from the tower of Comares. (13:16)
13. The fugitive. (05:54)
14. The Balcony. (12:30)
15. The incident with the stonecutter. (06:57)
16. The Court of Lions. (14:54)
17. Abenserra(h)i. (24:27)
18. Monuments of the reign of Boabdil. (08:57)
19. Granada festivities. (15:49)
20. Local legends. (03:23)
21. The castle with a weather vane. (04:19)
22. Legend of the Arab astrologer. (40:50)
23. Guests of the Alhambra. (07:37)
24. Relics and family trees. (07:17)
25. Generalife. (03:14)
26. Legend of Prince Ahmed al Kamel—or the lover who wanders. (01:05:07)
27. Walk in the mountains. (16:53)
28. Legend of the Moor’s inheritance. (43:50)
29. Legend of three beautiful princesses. (49:05)
30. Legend of the Rose of the Alhambra. (33:18)
31. Veteran. (03:47)
32. The Commandant and the notary. (13:02)
33. The Commandant of Manco and the soldier. (33:04)
34. Celebration in the Alhambra. (08:49)
35. Legend of the two hidden statues. (38:30)
36. Crusade of the great master of the order of Alcántara. (15:41)
37. Spanish pathos. (05:13)
38. Legend of Don Munio Sancho de Inojosa. (13:29)
39. Poets and poetry of Muslim Andalusia. (15:30)
40. Off on the road for a patent. (06:56)
41. Legend of the enchanted guard. (24:35)
42. Epilogue to the enchanted guard. (08:30)
43. The author’s farewell to Granada. (06:19)