
by Baltasar Gracián · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422500261

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El Criticón I is a philosophical novel written by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, published in 1973 by Círculo de Amigos de la Historia. This hardcover edition is part of the Clásicos Españoles collection and offers a deep reflection on the life and society of the 17th century.

Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit priest and Baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. He is best known for his book The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), but his novel El Criticón (1651-57) is considered his greatest work.
