by Baltasar Gracián · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422500278
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El Criticón is a masterpiece of Spanish Golden Age literature, written by Baltasar Gracián. Published in 1651, this allegorical philosophical novel explores human life through the journeys and experiences of its main characters, Critilo and Andrenio. Volume II delves into reflections on society, morality, and the pursuit of wisdom in a world full of deceptions and appearances. This edition, belonging to the Collection of Spanish Classics, offers a careful presentation of this essential work.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit priest and Baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. He is best known for his book The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), but his novel El Criticón (1651-57) is considered his greatest work.
