by Don Juan Manuel · Ediciones Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437625447
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«El conde Lucanor (Selección)» is a selection of exemplary tales by Don Juan Manuel, published by Ediciones Cátedra in paperback (184 pages).
The Count Lucanor poses different doubts to his advisor Patronio, who responds with a story from which a lesson emerges. The edition brings together a selection of these moralizing tales, written in the 14th century, drawing on classical and Eastern sources and reflecting a clear didactic intention.
This edition, published in 2009, belongs to the Cátedra base collection (no. 27) and was edited by Elisa Martín Ortega.
For literature students and readers interested in Spanish medieval classics.
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.
