The art of worldly wisdom / Balthasar Gracián ; adapted from the translation by Joseph Jacobs ; with an introduction by Willis Barnstone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gracián y Morales, Baltasar, 1601-1658.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Jacobs, Joseph, 1854-1916.

Series:

Shambhala library

Standardized Title:

Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Maxims.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xx, 185 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Shambhala, 2004.

Language Note:

Translated from the Spanish.

Summary:

This perennially popular book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success is valued for its timeless insights on how to make one's way in the world. Written in the seventeenth century by a Spanish Jesuit scholar, these teachings are strikingly modern in tone and address universal concerns such as friendship, morality, managing emotions, and effective leadership. "The Art of Worldly Wisdom "is for anyone seeking to combine ethical behavior with worldly success. This edition of "The Art of Worldly Wisdom "includes an informative introduction by Willis Barnstone, Distinguished Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at Indiana University. Barnstone, a noted translator, critic, and poet, explores Graciá n's background and places him within his historical and literary context.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

1590301412

9781590301418

1570627452

9781570627453

OCLC:

54883924