| The Art of Worldly Wisdom Contributor(s): Gracian, Baltasar (Author), Schroeder, Steven (Introduction by), Fischer, Martin (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0760791066 ISBN-13: 9780760791066 Publisher: Barnes & Noble OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Religious - Religion | Inspirational |
| Dewey: 868.302 |
| LCCN: 2011281079 |
| Series: Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baltasar Graci n's Art of Worldly Wisdom offers practical advice on how to make your way in a chaotic world, and how to make it well. The three hundred aphorisms contained here, first published as Oraculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia in 1647, remain remarkably relevant today. The political and social upheavals of Spain's Golden Era bear a striking resemblance to 21st century reality--political transformations, economic battles that pit local interests against global forces, competing religious outlooks seeking to shape secular worlds, and new technologies torn between democratization and centralization. Graci n's aphorisms, as much poetry as instruction, address us today as practical guides for civility in an often uncivil world, and may serve as invitations to participate in making an uncivil world as civil as possible. |