by Don Juan Manuel, Fernando Gómez Redondo · Castalia Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788470394850
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«Libro del Conde Lucanor» is the medieval work by Don Juan Manuel, edited by Fernando Gómez Redondo, published by Castalia in paperback, in Spanish.
Count Lucanor presents each doubt to his adviser Patronio, who responds with an exemplary tale from which a moral lesson is drawn, summarized in final verses. It deals with themes such as prudence, loyalty, deceit or trust, with a didactic tone typical of medieval narrative.
Work composed around 1335; this 1987 edition belongs to the Castalia Didáctica collection (C/D. 17) and adds chronological tables, introduction and study guidelines.
Due to its didactic apparatus, it is suitable for literature students and for those approaching Spanish medieval classics for the first time.
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.
