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Häftad, Engelska, 2015
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'Better mad with the crowd than sane all alone'In these witty, Machiavellian aphorisms, unlikely Spanish priest Baltasar Gracián shows us how to exploit friends and enemies alike to thrive in a world of deception and illusion.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Baltasar Gracián (1601-1658). Gracián's work is available in Penguin Classics in The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence.
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
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Häftad, Engelska, 2011
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A unique collection of advice for life, Baltasar Gracián's The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence is a philosophical gem, and perhaps the first 'self-help' book ever written. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Spanish with an introduction by Jeremy Robbins.Written over 350 years ago, The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence is a subtle collection of 300 witty and thought-provoking aphorisms. From the art of being lucky to the healthy use of caution, these elegant maxims were created as a guide to life, with further suggestions given on cultivating good taste, knowing how to refuse, the foolishness of complaining and the wisdom of controlling one's passions. Baltasar Gracian intended these ingenious, pragmatic aphorisms to challenge the mind, and recognised that few would be capable of applying them. In Jeremy Robbins's introduction to his penetrating new translation, he examines Gracian's place in Spanish literature and his previous works. Robbins also looks at the themes, contexts and contradictions of The Pocket Oracle, as well as the brevity and subtlety of Gracian's cool-headed aphorisms. This edition also contains a chronology, suggested further reading and notes.Baltasar Gracián (1601-1658) was born in Belmonte, Aragon and entered the Society of Jesus in 1619. Teaching in Jesuit colleges across the Kingdom of Aragon, he was also at one time confessor to the viceroy of Aragon and chaplain to the Spanish army. But it is as one of the great Spanish stylists and moralists that he is best known. He wrote a series of short moral tracts marked by their elliptical, epigrammatic style, as well as a three volume allegorical novel, The Critic (1651-57). Published in 1647, The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence influenced the vogue for the form in France, and was quickly translated into the major European languages. If you enjoyed The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence, you might like La Rochefoucauld's Maxims, also available in Penguin Classics.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
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Häftad, Engelska, 2001
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Inbunden, Spanska, 2022
523 kr
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Häftad, Spanska, 2022
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Inbunden, Franska, 2022
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Häftad, Franska, 2022
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Inbunden, Spanska, 2023
523 kr
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Inbunden, Spanska, 2023
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Inbunden, Franska, 2023
428 kr
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Häftad, Spanska, 2023
400 kr
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Häftad, Spanska, 2023
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Häftad, Franska, 2023
321 kr
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Inbunden, Italienska, 2025
348 kr
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Häftad, Italienska, 2025
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Inbunden, Spanska, 2025
523 kr
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Häftad, Spanska, 2025
400 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2010
244 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2010
242 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2010
249 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
215 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
375 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
362 kr
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