by Baltasar Gracián y Morales · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476519677
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«El héroe» is the work of moral philosophy by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, published by José J. de Olañeta in 2001 (128 pages, in Spanish).
The author examines the qualities and virtues that, in his view, define the hero and distinguish him from the rest of mankind. The book offers a profound reflection on moral and intellectual excellence, understood as an ideal of conduct that can be achieved through effort and discernment.
The work is number 57 in the series «Los Pequeños libros de la sabiduría»; edited by Antonio Bernat Vistarini and Abraham Madroñal.
For readers interested in moral philosophy and in collections of short wisdom texts from Spanish thought.
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.
