by Don Juan Manuel · Bertrams · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476726266
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«El conde Lucanor» is the collection of medieval tales by Don Juan Manuel, in paperback (185 pages, in Spanish).
The Count Lucanor poses doubts to his advisor Patronio, who resolves them with exemplary stories or enxiemplos; each narrative concludes with a practical moral. The tales deal with prudence, loyalty, cunning and the consequences of decisions, and are written in the Castilian prose of the 14th century.
The original title is Libro de los enxiemplos del Conde Lucanor e de Patronio. This 1994 edition, in Barcelona, was published within the Clásicos Universales collection by Fontana.
A work commonly read in schools to approach medieval Spanish literature and the exemplary tale.
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.
