by Don Juan Manuel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783125618602
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«El Conde Lucanor» is the collection of medieval tales by Don Juan Manuel, published by Grafisk Forlag in paperback (91 pages, in Spanish).
Written in 1335, the work is one of the first examples of prose in Castilian. It brings together 50 short tales with a moral and didactic intent: Count Lucanor presents his doubts to his adviser Patronio, who resolves them with examples taken from sources such as Aesop and Arabic stories.
The work is also known as Book of Patronio or Book of Examples; this edition is from 1984.
Suitable for school reading and for readers who want to start with medieval Spanish prose.
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.
