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Fernando de Rojas, Celestina (1499) (Spanish version)
- Editor(s):
- Sol Miguel-Prendes, Ana Montero, David A. Wacks (see profile)
- Date:
- 2021
- Group(s):
- CLCS Medieval, LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose, LLC Medieval Iberian
- Subject(s):
- Spanish literature, Middle Ages, Sixteenth century
- Item Type:
- Book chapter
- Tag(s):
- Spanish medieval literature, 16th-century Spanish literature, Medieval Iberian literature
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/pxwk-vq40
- Abstract:
- This unit (Text, intro, and notes in Spanish) contains a brief introduction to the Spanish masterpiece Celestina, or The Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea, and a fragment from a dialogue in Act VII adapted for modern readers with notes, and a short bibliography. Celestina deals with love, the decline of nobility, prostitution, witchcraft, money, death, and laughter. It also includes several medical beliefs that especially affect women´s health. Not surprisingly, it is one of those few works that has been continually read since its appearance in 1499, although it has often been accompanied by controversy and, at times, censorship. Today, Celestina remains as a groundbreaking creation, often seen as a piece that marks the transition in Iberia from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Types of courses where the text might be useful: History, literature, and culture of medieval and early modern Spain; birth of novel; gender literature; history of medicine.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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