Juan Manuel, Infante de Castile

(hwän mänwĕl`, ēnfän`tā thā kästē`lā), 1282–1349?, Spanish nobleman, soldier, and writer; nephew of Alfonso X (called the Wise). Juan Manuel was a wealthy and powerful prince. His masterpiece is the Libro del Conde Lucanor (1323–35, tr. 1868), a collection of 50 didactic tales that were source material for several major writers, including Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Calderón.

Bibliography

See study by H. T. Sturcken (1974).

单词	juan manuel, infante de castile
释义	Juan Manuel, Infante de Castile Juan Manuel, Infante de Castile (hwän mänwĕl`, ēnfän`tā thā kästē`lā), 1282–1349?, Spanish nobleman, soldier, and writer; nephew of Alfonso X (called the Wise). Juan Manuel was a wealthy and powerful prince. His masterpiece is the Libro del Conde Lucanor (1323–35, tr. 1868), a collection of 50 didactic tales that were source material for several major writers, including Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Calderón. Bibliography See study by H. T. Sturcken (1974).
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