The Art of Worldly Wisdom explained
The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Spanish; Castilian: Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia) is a book written in 1647 by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracian.[1] It is a collection of 300 maxims, each with a commentary, on various topics giving advice and guidance on how to live fully, advance socially, and be a better person, that became popular throughout Europe.[2] [3] [4]
It was translated by Joseph Jacobs (London and New York City, Macmillan and co., 1892.[5] Other editions are also available from:
References
- Book: Gracian, Baltasar . The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle . 2010-11-10 . Crown . 978-0-307-75697-8 . en.
- Selig . Karl-Ludwig . 1958 . Some Remarks on Gracian's Literary Taste and Judgments . Homenaje a Gracián, 1958, págs. 155-162 . Institución "Fernando el Católico" . 155–162.
- Rico . José A. . 2005 . Cuerpos y discursos paradójicos en el "Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia" . Hispanic Journal . 26 . 1/2 . 51–64 . 0271-0986.
- Book: Chartier, Roger . Won in Translation: Textual Mobility in Early Modern Europe . Pollack . John H. . 2022 . University of Pennsylvania Press . 978-0-8122-5383-2 . 10.2307/j.ctv1q6bnbv.6.
- See Book: Gracian, Balthasar . The Art of Worldly Wisdom . 1892 . Macmillan . London . 1 . 18 October 2015. via Internet Archive
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