Baltasar Gracián

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born

in Belmonte, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

January 08, 1601

died

December 06, 1658

gender

male

genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

influences

St. Ignatius of Loyola, Plutarch, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Udo Erasmus

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Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ, was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragon).

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Baltasar Gracián's Books

Average rating: 4.25 · 654 ratings · 78 reviews · 23 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracián, Christopher Maurer (Translator ), Baltasar Gracian y. Morales 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 629 ratings — published 1647 — 76 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Criticón 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocket Mirror for Heroes by Baltasar Gracián, Christopher Maurer (Translator) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traités politiques, esthétiques, éthiques by Baltasar Gracián, Benito Pelegrín (Traduction) 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Discreto 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1994	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Truth Telling Manual and the Art of Worldly Wisdom: Being a Collection of the Aphorisms Which Appear in the Works of Baltasar Gracian by Baltasar Gracián, Martin Fischer 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agudeza Y Arte De Ingenio 2.75 of 5 stars 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1969 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Héroe 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1659 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tratados: El Heroe, El Discreto, El Oraculo (1918) by Baltasar Gracián, Alfonso Reyes (Editor) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracián, Marc Jacobs (Translator) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1901	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars