by Don Juan Manuel · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467536065
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«El conde Lucanor» is the book of didactic tales by Don Juan Manuel, published by EDICIONES SM in paperback (96 pages, in Spanish).
El conde Lucanor raises doubts and dilemmas to his adviser Patronio, who responds with short tales full of practical morals. Written in the 14th century and of Eastern influence, these didactic stories speak of prudence, good judgement and the search for happiness.
Work written between 1330 and 1335, with fifty-one tales or examples. Edition from the Clásicos de SM collection, with text adapted by Antoni Dalmases and illustrations by Elisabeth Nogales.
Aimed at young people aged 12 and over and as recommended reading in secondary school, it brings medieval Spanish literature closer to a modern audience.
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.
