by Don Juan Manuel · Edicomunicacion S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476727096
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«El Conde Lucanor» is the collection of medieval tales by Don Juan Manuel, published by Edicomunicacion S.A. in paperback, in Spanish.
Don Juan Manuel wrote this collection of tales in the 14th century with a didactic purpose. In each chapter, Count Lucanor presents a problem to his adviser Patronio, who responds with a short story and a moral. The work combines entertainment with moral and practical teaching, and is a classic of medieval Spanish literature.
1994 edition belonging to the Grandes Autores Literatura Uni collection, with the text in Spanish.
For high school students and for readers seeking classics of medieval Spanish literature with moral teachings.
Don Juan Manuel was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy. He inherited from his father the great Lordship of Villena, receiving the titles of Lord, Duke and lastly Prince of Villena. He married three times, choosing his wives for political and economic convenience, and worked to match his children with partners associated with royalty. Juan Manuel became one of the richest and most powerful men of his time, coining his own currency as the kings did. During his life, he was criticised for choosing literature as his vocation, an activity thought inferior for a nobleman of such prestige.
