DON INFANT OF CASTILE JUAN MANUEL
\dˈɒn ˈɪnfənt ɒv kˈasta͡ɪl hwˈɑːn manwˈɛl], \dˈɒn ˈɪnfənt ɒv kˈastaɪl hwˈɑːn manwˈɛl], \d_ˈɒ_n ˈɪ_n_f_ə_n_t ɒ_v k_ˈa_s_t_aɪ_l h_w_ˈɑː_n m_a_n_w_ˈɛ_l]\
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A Spanish romancer and poet; born in Escalona, 1282; died 1347. He was a gallant knight who lived for love and fought against the Moors, varying these activities by the gratification of his literary tastes. His best work, "Count Lucanor", is a collection of anecdotes, apologues, and apostrophes to the gods of love and war, all set down in flowery style, the Oriental influence being readily discernible.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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