by Fernando de Rojas · Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437600055
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«La Celestina» is the classic tragicomedy by Fernando de Rojas, published by Cátedra in paperback (302 pages, in Spanish).
Also known as Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea, it narrates the love between Calisto and Melibea and the role of the old procuress Celestina, who weaves intrigues among servants and marginal characters. Its raw realism and blend of comedy and tragedy have made it a classic of the theatre.
Edition by Bruno Mario Damiani in the Letras Hispánicas collection (no. 4). The text is based on the 1514 edition of the work, originally published in 1499.
Commonly read in schools and universities, it is of interest to students and to those seeking the classics of Spanish theatre.
Fernando de Rojas was a Spanish author and dramatist, known for his only surviving work, La Celestina, first published in 1499. It is variously considered "the last work of the Spanish Middle Ages or the first work of the Spanish Renaissance".
