by Baltasar Gracián · tapa dura · ISBN 9788477584551
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«El héroe. El discreto.» is the philosophical work by Baltasar Gracián, published by Club Internacional del Libro in hardcover (160 pages, in Spanish).
The volume brings together two texts by Baltasar Gracián: «El héroe» deals with the qualities that distinguish those who aspire to excellence, and «El discreto» reflects on prudence, judgment and knowing how to behave in society. Together they form a practical philosophy of character.
It belongs to the Grandes maestros de la literatura española collection. Edition published in 1992.
Suitable for readers interested in practical philosophy and classics of Spanish literature.
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.
