The Art of Worldly Wisdom

The Art of Worldly Wisdom - Paperback

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The Art of Worldly Wisdom

The Art of Worldly Wisdom - Paperback

by Balthasar Gracian
$11.95
Sale price  $11.95 Regular price 

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by Balthasar Gracian (Author)

Baroque philosopher Balthasar Gracian's The Art of Worldly Wisdom consists of three hundred maxims spanning a wide range of topics relating to all aspects of life and human behavior. Gracian was a Spanish Jesuit Priest whose sermons and writings were disapproved of by his superiors. Admired by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche for the depth and subtlety of his observations, Gracian's collection of pithy insights deserves place alongside similar classic manuals of self-improvement from antiquity like the Enchiridion of Epictetus and Seneca's Letters.

Number of Pages: 84
Dimensions: 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: May 13, 2017
ISBN9781365961939
Author Balthasar Gracian
PublisherLulu.com
GenreSelf-help & personal development
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages84
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Balthasar Gracian

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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