{"product_id":"the-book-of-count-lucanor-and-patronio-a-translation-of-don-juan-manuels-el-conde-lucanor-paperback","title":"The Book of Count Lucanor and Patronio: A Translation of Don Juan Manuel's El Conde Lucanor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuan Manuel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Keller\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eL. Clark Keating\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon 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 \u003ci\u003eEl Conde lucanor\u003c\/i\u003e, is considered by many to be the purest Spanish prose before the immortal \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote of Cervantes\u003c\/i\u003e 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 translation succeeds in making the author speak as clearly to the modern reader as to readers of his own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Keller\u003c\/b\u003e, professor emeritus of Spanish at the University of Kentucky, was the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eDaily Life Depicted in the\u003c\/i\u003e Cantigas de Santa Maria. \u003cb\u003eL. Clark Keating\u003c\/b\u003e was chairman of the Department of Modem Foreign Languages and Literatures in the University of Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53560657576243,"sku":"9780813152936","price":34.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/ZR26ELDQlF9780813152936.webp?v=1783113485","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-count-lucanor-and-patronio-a-translation-of-don-juan-manuels-el-conde-lucanor-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}