The Labyrinth of Fortune (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library)
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| Management number | 231923125 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$12.07 | Model Number | 231923125 | ||
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A classic, Dantesque political epic from medieval Spain that inspired Cervantes and Góngora, in its first English translation.Why do the injustices of the past still afflict the present? With this question, Juan de Mena is transported to heaven by a vision in the Dantesque The Labyrinth of Fortune. Composed in 1444 by Mena, a royal chronicler and Latin secretary in the court of Juan II of Castile, El Laberinto de Fortuna became the most important political allegory of medieval Spain. Allegorizing the past, present, and unknowable future through the figure of Providence, the poem reflects on the contentious kingship of Juan II and frames the Reconquest of Moorish territories―the foundational mythos of the emerging nation―as a virtuous, sacred task that would restore justice and the moral order because it fulfills a destiny ordained by God. This is the first English translation of a masterpiece that enriched the Spanish language with a density of learned allusions and a new Latinate humanistic style that deeply influenced subsequent writers such as Miguel Cervantes and Luis de Góngora. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0674290917 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0674290914 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Dimensions | 5.25 x 0.52 x 8 inches |
| Item Weight | 15.2 ounces |
| Print length | 336 pages |
| Part of series | Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library |
| Publication date | May 6, 2025 |
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