Title: La Celestina
Description: Celestina is the most remarkable work produced in 15th century Spain and its influence has been enduring and profound. It is a prose dialogue divided into 21 'acts', starting in comedy and ending in tragedy. The story tells of a bachelor, Calisto, who uses the old procuress Celestina to start an affair with Melibea, an unmarried girl kept in seclusion by her parents. Though the two use the rhetoric of courtly love, sex - not marriage - is their aim. When he dies in an accident, Melibea commits suicide after confessing to her father.
Subjects: Bibliography, Spanish language books, Spanish drama, Textual Criticism, DRAMA ESPAÑOL, Teatro Espanhol, Classical period, Teatro español, Théâtre espagnol, Rojas, Fernando de, d. 1541, Rojas, fernando de, -1541, European drama, Women, Conduct of life, Early works to 1800, Spanish language, Incunabula, Facsimiles
People: Fernando de Rojas (d. 1541), Manuel Criado de Val, Fernando de Rojas
Time periods: Classical period, 1500-1700