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''Captain Alatriste'' ((スペイン語:El capitán Alatriste, fully titled Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste)) is a series of novels by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It deals with the adventures of the title character, a Spanish soldier and man of fortune living in the 17th century. ==Series== # ("Captain Alatriste", 1996; UK & USA 2005): In 1623, Diego Alatriste and Italian sword-for-hire Gualterio Malatesta are paid by two mysterious masked characters to kill a pair of unknown English visitors in Madrid as news reaches the city that the Spanish siege of Bergen-op-Zoom has been repelled. # ("Purity of Blood", 1997; UK & USA 2006): Madrid, 1623. A woman is found murdered in front of a church. Later, Quevedo seeks help from Alatriste to rescue a girl forced to enter a convent; meanwhile Alatriste's young squire Íñigo Balboa deepens his infatuation with the adolescent maidservant of the Queen, Angélica de Alquézar. # ("The Sun over Breda", 1998; UK & USA, 2007): Spanish Netherlands, 1624–1625. Alatriste and Íñigo join the Spanish Army and fight in the war against Dutch rebels, in particular the siege of Breda. # ("The King's Gold", 2000; USA 2008): Seville, 1626. After their participation in the Flanders War, Alatriste and Íñigo return to Spain, where they become involved in an affair involving a ship full of contraband gold newly arrived from the Indies. # ("The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet" 2003; UK & USA, 2009): Back in Madrid, Alatriste initiates a relationship with the famous actress María de Castro. However, he will encounter a rival for her affections amidst new intrigues at Court. # ("Pirates of the Levant" 2006; UK & USA 2010): Alatriste and Íñigo go through different adventures along the Mediterranean coast, from Southern Spain to Turkey. # ("The Bridge of the Assassins", 2011) Projected novels, according to the book sleeves: * ("Alquézar's Vengeance") * ("Mission in Paris") A movie based on the series, titled ''Alatriste'', was released on September 1, 2006, directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes and starring Viggo Mortensen. The series started as Pérez-Reverte was disappointed with the lack of treatment of the history of the Spanish Golden Age in the school textbook of his teenage daughter Carlota. He commissioned Carlota to gather documentation for him (hence, she is billed as co-author of the first novel) and developed the stories. Pérez-Reverte is influenced by the works of many novelists, in particular 19th-century writers like Alexandre Dumas, and his D'Artagnan Romances. He also applies the dark tone of his experiences as a war reporter. The period settings allow him to insert references to the authors (including Lope de Vega and Cervantes)and artists (including Diego Velázquez) read and appreciated at the time, one of the most important in Spanish history. He reflects on Spain and the Spaniards as a united people who, in spite of being at war with all the major European powers, are capable of showing bravery and honour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Captain Alatriste」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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