by Baltasar Gracián · Signo Editores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788487507724
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«El héroe ; El discreto ; Oráculo manual» is a philosophical work by Baltasar Gracián published by Signo Editores in paperback (200 pages, in Spanish).
The volume brings together three works by Baltasar Gracián: «El héroe», «El discreto» and «Oráculo manual». In them he examines the virtues and skills that lead to personal excellence, with attention to prudence, good judgment and social conduct. They are texts of practical philosophy that invite introspection and offer guidelines for acting wisely.
First edition of 1997, edited by Arturo Ramoneda; it belongs to the collection «Clásicos de la literatura española».
For readers of philosophy and classic Spanish literature who want to approach Baltasar Gracián.
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.
