by Don Juan Manuel · Castalia Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497403429
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«El Conde Lucanor» is the collection of medieval tales by Don Juan Manuel, published by Castalia Ediciones in paperback (142 pages, in Spanish).
Count Lucanor presents his doubts to his advisor Patronio, who responds with brief stories of exemplary intent. Each tale contains a practical lesson on human conduct. This version by Enrique Moreno Báez modernizes the medieval Castilian to bring the work closer to today's reader.
It belongs to the Odres Nuevos collection from Castalia, in its sixteenth edition, published on February 10, 2011.
For those who want to approach medieval classics without the old Castilian: the modernized version facilitates reading for students and the public.
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.
