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"El Conde Lucanor" es un libro de exempla o cuentos moralizantes, escrito entre 1330 y 1335 por el Infante Don Juan Manuel. Obra cumbre de la narrativa en prosa del siglo XIV de la literatura espaola, su ttulo original en castellano medieval es Libro de los enxiemplos del Conde... Read Full Overview

This illustrated collection features the 51 stories of Count Lucanor, tales of bravery, deceit, romance, and other themes featuring characters from all walks of medieval Spanish life, including courtiers, farmers, and beggars. At the outset of each story, the Count poses a situation... Read Full Overview

Edici n a cargo de Jos Manuel Fradejas Rueda, catedr tico de Filolog a Rom ntica en la Universidad de Valladolid

Don Juan Manuel, nephew of King Alfonso X, The Wise, knew well the appeal of exempla (moralized tales), which he believed should entertain if they were to provide ways and means for solving life's problems. His fourteenth-century book, known as El Conde lucanor, is considered... Read Full Overview

El Libro de los enxiemplos del conde Lucanor et de Patronio (entre 1325 y 1335), de don Juan Manuel, tiene cuentos basados en fuentes orientales (sobre todo las colecciones de ap logos del Sendebar y el Calila e Dimna) y cristianas (la Disciplina clericalis de Pedro Alfonso)... Read Full Overview

Two things combine to single out this book of tales as worthy of special attention. The tales were written six centuries ago, yet they are both interesting and instructive; and the life of the author reads like a fable. This man of royal blood was statesman, politician, and above... Read Full Overview

""Count Lucanor or The Fifty Pleasant Stories of Patronio"" is a book written by Manuel, Prince Don Juan in the 14th century. The book consists of fifty short stories, each with a moral lesson. The stories are narrated by Count Lucanor, who seeks advice from his wise counselor,... Read Full Overview