{"product_id":"the-labyrinth-of-fortune-9780674290914","title":"The Labyrinth of Fortune","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic, Dantesque political epic from medieval Spain that inspired Cervantes and G?ngora, in its first English translation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Labyrinth of Fortune.\u003c\/i\u003e Composed in 1444 by Mena, a royal chronicler and Latin secretary in the court of Juan II of Castile, \u003ci\u003eEl Laberinto de Fortuna\u003c\/i\u003e 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 G?ngora.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDom?nguez, Frank A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Frank A. Dom?nguez is Professor Emeritus of Spanish at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiles, Ryan D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ryan D. Giles is Professor of Spanish at Indiana University, Bloomington.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276620824850,"sku":"9780674290914","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b817ebe-8ca2-4c25-827e-991766193b6a.jpg?v=1747133110","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-labyrinth-of-fortune-9780674290914","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}