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The courtier's oracle, or, The art of prudence, 1694 translation.

The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Spanish: Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia) is a book written in 1647 by the Spanish Jesuit priest and philosopher Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracian.[1] It is a collection of 300 maxims, each with a commentary, on various topics. The book was intended to offer advice and guidance on how to live fully, advance socially, and be a better person. The collection became popular throughout Europe.[2][3][4]

Title page of The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Translations

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It was translated by Joseph Jacobs (London and New York City, Macmillan and co., 1892.[5] Other editions are also available from:

  • Nayika Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-0-955-95831-1; edited with a light commentary/footnotes
  • Shambhala Publications, 2004, ISBN 1-59030141-2
  • Christopher Maurer (Doubleday) 1992
  • Dover Publications, 2005, ISBN 0-48644034-6
  • Google Books as a free digital edition via partnership with Princeton University Library[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Gracian, Baltasar (2010-11-10). The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-75697-8.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Rico, José A. (2005). "Cuerpos y discursos paradójicos en el "Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia"". Hispanic Journal. 26 (1/2): 51–64. ISSN 0271-0986. JSTOR 44284780.
  4. ^ Chartier, Roger; Pollack, John H. (2022). Won in Translation: Textual Mobility in Early Modern Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1q6bnbv.6. ISBN 978-0-8122-5383-2. JSTOR j.ctv1q6bnbv.
  5. ^ See Gracian, Balthasar (1892). The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Retrieved 18 October 2015. via Internet Archive
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