The Labyrinth of Fortune
$57.59
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2025
Summary
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 po…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674290914 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674290917 |
| Author: | Juan de Mena, Frank A. Domínguez, Ryan D. Giles |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
[A] fine edition and translation of an impressive and significant work. – M. A. Orthofer * Complete Review *
About The Author
Juan de Mena
Frank A. Domínguez is Professor Emeritus of Spanish at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ryan D. Giles is Professor of Spanish at Indiana University, Bloomington.
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