by Don Juan Manuel · Espasa-Calpe, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423906765
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«El Conde Lucanor» is the collection of tales by Don Juan Manuel, published by Espasa-Calpe in the Austral collection (156 pages, in Spanish).
The book brings together a series of short stories framed in the dialogue between Count Lucanor and his advisor Patronio, who responds to his queries with examples and practical teachings on the behavior and morals of the era.
Work by the infante Don Juan Manuel (1282-1348), a key figure of medieval Castilian prose. This paperback edition belongs to the Austral Collection, number 676.
Recommended for students of Spanish literature and for those seeking a medieval classic that is brief and rewarding reading.
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.
