A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Washington Irving
- First Published: 1829
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1465-1492
- Setting: Spain
- Principal Characters: Henry IV, Ferdinand V, Isabella the Catholic, Muley Abul Hassan, Boabdil (El Chico), Ayxa La Horra, Zoraya, El Zagal, Vizier Aben Comixa, The Count of Tendilla
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: War, Christianity, Muslims, Fifteenth century, Spain or Spanish people, Chivalry, Arabs, Crusades
- Locales: Spain
Washington Irving, youngest of the eleven children of a wealthy New York merchant, was sickly as a child. Unable to continue in school, he educated himself along lines that struck his fancy, and his studies included the Spanish language. One of the early books in his scattered reading was DON QUIXOTE, which inspired in him a life-long interest in Spain and the Spanish people.
In 1825, while traveling in southern France, he decided to see the land of Cervantes, using as his excuse the need to go to Madrid to consult manuscripts dealing with Columbus. Out of this visit...
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