by Don Juan Manuel, Alfonso I. Sotelo · Alianza · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788420678290
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«El Conde Lucanor» is the classic work of medieval literature by Don Juan Manuel, published by Alianza in paperback (344 pages, in Spanish).
A medieval didactic work in which Count Lucanor consults his adviser Patronio, who responds with tales and examples of moral and practical teaching. Don Juan Manuel reworks the narrative tradition of the time and opens the way toward a literary and subjective prose, far from the documentary register.
The edition is by Alfonso I. Sotelo, presents the modernized text, and belongs to the El libro de bolsillo - Literatura collection from Alianza Editorial.
Intended for readers who want to approach a medieval classic in modern Spanish without needing philological knowledge.
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.
