by Baltasar Gracián y Morales · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423902583
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Agudeza y arte de ingenio is a work by the Spanish writer Baltasar Gracián, originally published in 1642. This treatise on Baroque aesthetics explores subtlety and wit in literature and art, offering a guide to the creation and appreciation of conceptual acuity. Gracián analyzes various rhetorical figures and literary techniques, highlighting the importance of originality and insight in artistic expression. The work is a profound study of wit as an essential tool for effective communication and the creation of beauty in language.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit priest and Baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. He is best known for his book The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), but his novel El Criticón (1651-57) is considered his greatest work.
