Mirelle A Pastoral Epic Of Provence, From The Provencal Of F. Mistral (1868)

Mirelle: A Pastoral Epic of Provence, from the Provencal of F. Mistral (1868) is a book written by Frederic Mistral. The book is set in Provence, France, and tells the story of a young woman named Mirelle. Mirelle is a shepherdess who falls in love with a handsome young man named Vincent. However, Mirelle's father disapproves of the match and arranges for her to marry another man. Mirelle is heartbroken and runs away, but eventually returns to face her fate. The book is written in the Provencal language, which is a dialect of Occitan. It is considered a masterpiece of Proven�����al literature and won Mistral the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1904. The book is a celebration of the beauty of Provence and its people, and is an important work in the history of regional literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.