The Art of Worldly Wisdom - Brossura

Gracian, Baltasar; Gracian Y Morales, Baltasar

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ISBN 10: 0877739218 ISBN 13: 9780877739210

Casa editrice: Shambhala Pubns, 1993

Riassunto

Written in the seventeenth century, this collection of three hundred timeless maxims offers sage advice on how to impress superiors, confound rivals, and get the most from subordinates. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"Absolutely unique . . . a book made for constant use—a companion for life."—Arthur Schopenhauer

"Europe has never produced anything finer or more complicated in matters of moral subtlety."—Friedrich Nietzsche

L'autore:

Baltasar Gracián was an aphorist, imaginary biographer, and novelist, who published studies of ideal figures and handbooks on the arts of rhetoric and comportment. His books include The Hero, Shrewdness and the Art of the Artist, The Art of Worldly Wisdom, and The Master Critic. Many high officials felt attacked by the controversial and critical works of this Jesuit priest-professor. Gracián refused to be censored, and was eventually confined to solitary house arrest, where he died.

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• Editore: Shambhala Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0877739218
• ISBN 13: 9780877739210
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272