Merim is briefly biography
He was born in Paris in the year. He owes his creative abilities to parents - artists. As early as an early age, young Merim found an elegant taste for art and literature.
A brief biography of Merima graduated from the legal course and became the secretary of the Count - the Minister. Then he advanced along the service ladder and became an inspector of the historical monuments of France, he contributed to the preservation of a number of historical monuments. During the first trip to Spain, Prosper made friends with the family of Count de Teba, and his daughter Eugene, who later became the French empress, even had special feelings for him, but treated his father.
Thanks to this, other factors Prosper Merima were appointed to the post of senator, enjoyed the trust of Emperor Napoleon. However, politics and career growth were not too interested in Merim. He positioned himself as a writer-artist and tried to reflect his spiritual experiences in his work. While still a student, he was entering the club of art and literature lovers thanks to his friends.
Not only the French, but also the Germans and Russian writers, such as Sobolevsky, came to this club to literary evenings. The views on literature were formed by Merima precisely under the influence of the literary circle and his Friends of the Shtappers. Merima was fond of foreign literature, was also interested in Russian works, studied the Russian language. The versatility, the versatile approach to the study of literature helped him stand out among compatriots.
Merima paid much attention to the work of Pushkin and Gogol. The writer presented his first work to the public work to the public at the age of 20, being still very young. The first work was the drama "Cromwell". Prosper introduced this novel to trial in the literary circle and earned the praise of experienced comrades. However, the writer himself was not satisfied with the work, and she did not fall into print.
The writer published his first dramatic plays in the year and designated that these are works of unknown Spanish writers, just translated by him. Ampper said that these works could belong to the son of Shakespeare. The second work of Merima “Guzla” also made a lot of noise in Europe, as it was a clever fake of folk motifs. In fact, the work of "Guzla" was the translation of Illyrian folklore.
Both works were reflected in the future work of the writer. The contribution to French literature is also the work of the “King of the reign of Charles IX”. Merima had the ability to perfectly display military scenes, although he himself was not in war. This work is considered one of the most reliable historical novels of that era. A historical work is also considered a realistic story from the life of Mateo Falcone.
This work describes the life of Corsicans. One of the important and unusual novels can be considered Tamanco - the story of the trade of African slaves. The most famous French novel was the work “Carmen”, created in the year. All Merimen novels are impartial, cold, with a clear statement of facts and big attention to the details. In his work, the earthly triumphs over heaven. He was grotesque even to love, there is no romance in his works.
A lot of space in the works is occupied by the struggle of peoples against the rulers, he also was engaged in the translation of the works of Russian writers, in particular Pushkin and Gogol.