by Don Juan Manuel · Editorial Casals · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788421821695
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«El conde Lucanor», by Don Juan Manuel, is the Spanish medieval classic published by Editorial Casals in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
El conde Lucanor raises his doubts to his adviser Patronio, who responds with tales and examples full of practical lessons. Written in the autumn of the Middle Ages, the work reflects the decline of chivalric ideals and uses metaphor to warn the nobility of changes. Prudence, honesty and perseverance guide the reading.
Volume 10 of the «NyC-Biblioteca de Aula» collection, edited by Pilar Úcar Ventura, 6th edition. Recommended reading age: 16 and up.
For secondary school students working on classics in the classroom and for those approaching Spanish medieval literature.
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.
