Handorakel und Kunst der Weltklugheit

A literary companion for every situation in life. How do I find my happiness in an imperfect and transient world? Baltasar Gracián's "Handorakel" is one of the most famous texts of the 17th century and a unique school of worldly wisdom. Gracián's concise advice on tactically wise living enables the moral triumph of the individual in everyday life and playfully introduces the reader to the art of strategic intrigue and cunning deception. Sometimes bitterly malicious, sometimes seemingly ironic and ambiguous, the "Handorakel" has inspired poets and thinkers like Brecht and Nietzsche, Benjamin and Schopenhauer. The latter was prompted by Gracián's genius to create a brilliant translation. For the Manesse edition, it has been newly annotated and for the first time provided with a glossary.