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Juan Manuel, Infante de Castile
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(hwän mänw l´, nfän´t th käst ´l ) (KEY) , 1282–1349?, Spanish nobleman, soldier, and writer; nephew of Alfonso X (called the Wise). Juan Manuel was a wealthy and powerful prince. His masterpiece is the Libro del Conde Lucanor (1323–35, tr. 1868), a collection of 50 didactic tales that were source material for several major writers, including Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Calderón.
See study by H. T. Sturcken (1974).
See study by H. T. Sturcken (1974).
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