by Don Juan Manuel · Editorial Bruño · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788421618615
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«El conde Lucanor» is Don Juan Manuel's collection of moralizing tales, published by Editorial Bruño in paperback (352 pages, in Spanish).
Written in the early 14th century, it brings together stories in which Count Lucanor consults his advisor Patronio, who responds with examples of a moralizing intent. The work is a milestone in medieval Castilian prose and shows Don Juan Manuel's care for clarity and narrative structure.
This modernized edition, by Carlos Sainz de la Maza, includes an introduction, notes and activities and belongs to the Anaquel de Bruño collection.
Recommended reading from age 14, for young readers and students of classic Spanish literature.
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.
