El Libro de los enxiemplos del conde Lucanor et de Patronio (entre 1325 y 1335) tiene cuentos basados en fuentes orientales (sobre todo las colecciones de apologos del Sendebar y el Calila y Dimna) y cristianas (la Disciplina clericalis de Pedro Alfonso). Entre los cuentos destacan el sueno magico de don Illan, que inspiro una comedia a Pedro Ruiz de Alarcon; el de los tejedores que hicieron un pano invisible al rey, utilizado por Miguel de Cervantes en El retablo de las maravillas; y el del mancebo casado con una mujer brava, que inspiro La fierecilla domada de W. Shakespeare.
El Libro de los enxiemplos del conde Lucanor et de Patronio (entre 1325 y 1335) tiene cuentos basados en fuentes orientales (sobre todo las coleccione...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and...
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...
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 ...