The Visions of Quevedo

"The Visions of Quevedo" by Francisco de Quevedo is a set of stories told as if they’re dreams, written long ago, that uses wild imagination and dark humor to look at what’s wrong with people and the world. It kicks off with a spooky scene where a man is supposedly being freed from a demon in Seville, but it makes you wonder if people are just believing anything they see. This leads to talks with the possessed man, or rather, the demon inside him, who starts pointing out all the unfair things in society and how fake people can be, especially when it comes to things like writing poems or pretending to be fair in court. As the book goes on, the narrator has more of these strange visions, each one tackling big ideas like love, death, and fairness, all while making fun of how silly life can be. Through these fantastical tales, the book tries to teach us moral lessons in a way that’s both funny and thought-provoking.