This is one of the major works of prose fiction produced in mediaeval Castile, and the greatest literary achievement of Juan Manuel. He was an important figure, in both literature and history being both the grandson of Castilian monarchs, and a distinguished soldier and politician.

Juan Manuel (1282-1348): Count Lucanor, A Collection of Medieval Spanish Stories (Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics) (Spanish Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Juan, Manuel

United States

Aris and Phillips

Textos y concordancias de la obra completa de Juan Manuel (Spanish series) (Spanish Edition)

Humor & Entertainment

Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies

Excerpt from Count Lucanor: Or the Fifty Pleasant Stories of Patronio The young monarch, however, on reaching his majority, was dissatisfied with the state of things. Alfonso XI. Had many of the qualities which were most appreciated in that age - courage, vigour, ad dress, and activity. He was hardy, sober, simple in his habits, and skilled in all athletic sports. But all these gifts were neutralized and rendered una vailing by the evil counsels of those by whom he was surrounded. He chose his advisers among men whose ambition and turbulence had ravaged the country, but whose lawless deeds he attributed only to zeal for his cause. Accustomed from his earliest youth to regard them as his friends, while their sole thought was to captivate his favour and make it a stepping-stone for their ambition, he appointed them to the exclusion of Don Manuel, whose in&#64258;uence, though insufficient to check every abuse, had hitherto been a beneficial restraint. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Count Lucanor: Or the Fifty Pleasant Stories of Patronio (Classic Reprint)

History

Forgotten Books

Para valorar el largo y dificil camino recorrido por la prosa medieval espanola, no se puede dejar de lado el jalon marcado a comienzos del siglo XIV por Don Juan Manuel. En El Conde Lucanor, por primera vez, una poderosa voluntad de estilo y una personalidad nada comun imprimen un sello original a un material de muy diverso origen. Los ejemplos de intencion moralizadora cobran en la pluma de su autor una claridad estructural, una sencillez y una factura artistica tal que han pervivido como modelo de esfuerzo por dominar la expresion literaria en prosa, la cual se encontraba en estado embrionario.

El Conde Lucanor (Spanish Edition)

Editorial Espasa-Calpe

Conde Lucanor

Contemporary

Espasa-Calpe SA

Obras completas (Biblioteca románica hispánica) (Spanish Edition)

World Literature

Gredos

Madrid. 18 cm. 343 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Biblioteca de la literatura y el pensamiento hispanicos', numero coleccion(26). Juan Manuel, 1282-1348. Edición preparada por A. M. Menchen. Martínez Menchén, Antonio. 1930- .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 84-276-0410-6

El conde Lucanor (Biblioteca de la literatura y el pensamiento hispánicos ; 26) (Spanish Edition)

Editora Nacional

Galaxia Gutenberg

El conde Lucanor (Biblioteca clásica) (Spanish Edition)

Crítica.

Juan Manuel Diaz-Caneja: Centenario del Nacimiento (1905-1988): del 10 de Mayo Al 28 de Agosto de 2005 (Spanish Edition)

Et Al Caneja

Museum

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