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It is attributed to Fernando de Rojas, a descendant of converted Jews, who practiced law and, later in life, served as an alderman of Talavera de la Reina, an important commercial center near Toledo. The book is considered to be one of the greatest works of all Spanish literature, even the single topic of a Spanish literary journal, Celestinesca.
Especialista en Medios Audiovisuales. La Celestina, de Fernando de Rojas, es considerada una de las obras cumbres de la literatura española y una de las más significativas del siglo XV. Asimismo, surge en un periodo de transición entre la Edad Media y el Renacimiento.
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Authorship of the work, which was published anonymously, is generally attributed to Fernando de Rojas (c. 1465–1541), a converted Jewish lawyer about whom little else is known. La Celestina was widely imitated and reprinted in Spanish more than 100 times by the mid-17th century.
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CALISTO, mozo enamorado. MELIBEA, tontuela que se deja envolver en la telaraña de Celestina. SEMPRONIO, criado avisado que espera obtener provecho de los amores de su amo. PÁRMENO, otro que tal, aunque comience con remilgos. CELESTINA, incomparable en todo, campeona de maldades, vieja, bruja y puta de toda la vida.
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Originally appearing in Spain anonymously in 1499, La Celestina was later published in 1500 by a young law student named Fernando de Rojas in an expanded version. The work follows Celestina, a bawdy old madam who practices witchcraft and lives by her wits and who brings two young lovers together.
No debe confundirse con Celestina (Mirbeau), personaje de la novela Diario de una camarera. Comedia de Calisto y Melibea (1.ª versión), Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea (2.ª versión) de Fernando de Rojas (atribución) Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea, Juan Jofre, Valencia, 1514. Género. Comedia humanística.
A short summary of Fernando de Rojas's La Celestina. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of La Celestina.
