{"product_id":"the-labyrinth-of-fortune-by-juan-de-mena-9780674290914","title":"The Labyrinth of Fortune","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA classic, Dantesque political epic from medieval Spain that inspired Cervantes and Góngora, in its first English translation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 \u003cem\u003eThe Labyrinth of Fortune\u003c\/em\u003e. Composed in 1444 by Mena, a royal chronicler and Latin secretary in the court of Juan II of Castile, \u003cem\u003eEl Laberinto de Fortuna\u003c\/em\u003e became the most important political allegory of medieval Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAllegorizing 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 fulfils a destiny ordained by God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455782502636,"sku":"9780674290914","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/41hQYURtf6L._SL1500.jpg?v=1774798280","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-labyrinth-of-fortune-by-juan-de-mena-9780674290914","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}