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Carmen by Prosper Mérimée.

Carmen by Prosper Mérimée.

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Carmen by Prosper Mérimée.
Carmen is a novella by the French author Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845 in the periodical Revue des deux Mondes and presented initially without indication that it was fiction, appearing instead as a travelogue account. The story is framed by an unnamed French scholar and archaeologist traveling in Andalusia in 1830, who encounters the outlaw Don José Navarro in the mountains, aids his escape, and later meets the charismatic Gypsy woman Carmen in Córdoba before hearing Don José's prison confession of his fateful obsession with her. Don José, a Basque soldier of noble origin, recounts how his encounter with Carmen in Seville drew him into smuggling, desertion, violence, and ultimately murder as their passionate but destructive relationship unfolds amid cultural clashes and personal jealousy. A fourth chapter, added in the 1846–1847 book editions, consists of an ethnographic essay on the physiognomy, customs, language, and supposed origins of the Spanish Romani people, reflecting Mérimée's scholarly interests.
The novella draws on Mérimée's own travels in Spain beginning in 1830 and an anecdote reportedly shared with him by the Countess de Montijo, blending realism with elements of romantic exoticism. It explores themes of fatal passion, the allure and danger of cultural difference, the marginalization of ethnic groups such as Gypsies and Basques, and the power of language as a tool of seduction and manipulation. Mérimée's portrayal of Carmen as an independent, defiant figure embodies 19th-century French fascination with the exotic, the bizarre, and the "other," while highlighting tensions between individual freedom and societal constraints. The work has endured as a landmark in French Romantic literature and served as the principal inspiration for Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen.Copyright Popular Culture and Religion. 世界 戯曲・演劇
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  • 05 - Chapter IV.

    05 - Chapter IV.
    2026/09/22
    05 - Chapter IV.
    "Carmen" by Prosper Mérimée is a novella written and first published in 1845. In the lonely hills of Andalusia, a scholar meets a notorious outlaw named Don José, who tells the tale of his tragic downfall. His story revolves around Carmen, a captivating Romani woman whose fierce independence and refusal to be tamed leads to jealousy, violence, and death. This dark narrative of passion and fate later inspired Bizet's famous opera.

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    15 分
  • 04 - Chapter III, part 2.

    04 - Chapter III, part 2.
    2026/09/22
    04 - Chapter III, part 2.
    "Carmen" by Prosper Mérimée is a novella written and first published in 1845. In the lonely hills of Andalusia, a scholar meets a notorious outlaw named Don José, who tells the tale of his tragic downfall. His story revolves around Carmen, a captivating Romani woman whose fierce independence and refusal to be tamed leads to jealousy, violence, and death. This dark narrative of passion and fate later inspired Bizet's famous opera.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    40 分
  • 03 - Chapter III, part 1.

    03 - Chapter III, part 1.
    2026/09/22
    03 - Chapter III, part 1.
    "Carmen" by Prosper Mérimée is a novella written and first published in 1845. In the lonely hills of Andalusia, a scholar meets a notorious outlaw named Don José, who tells the tale of his tragic downfall. His story revolves around Carmen, a captivating Romani woman whose fierce independence and refusal to be tamed leads to jealousy, violence, and death. This dark narrative of passion and fate later inspired Bizet's famous opera.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    39 分
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