| Description |
1 online resource (208 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in Romance languages ; 16 |
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Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 16.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Translators' Introduction; Don Juan Manuel's Table of Contents; Don Juan Manuel's Introduction & Prologue; The Stories of Count Lucanor & Patronio; Bibliographical Essay |
| Summary |
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 by many to be the purest Spanish prose before the immortal Don Quixote of Cervantes written two centuries later. He found inspiration for his tales in classical and eastern literatures, Spanish history, and folklore. His stories are not translations, but are his retelling of some of the best stories in existence. The tr |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Spanish literature -- Translations into English
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FICTION -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval.
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Spanish literature
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| Genre/Form |
Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Keller, John E
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Keating, L. Clark
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| LC no. |
76024342 |
| ISBN |
9780813163321 |
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0813163323 |
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