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La Celestina. The Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea ( Spanish: Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea ), known in Spain as La Celestina is a work entirely in dialogue published in 1499.
La Celestina, Spanish dialogue novel, generally considered the first masterpiece of Spanish prose and the greatest and most influential work of the early Renaissance in Spain.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A short summary of Fernando de Rojas's La Celestina. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of La Celestina.
Learn about the Spanish novel La Celestina, a masterpiece of the Renaissance that features a witchy old woman and two young lovers. Find book summaries, analysis, and character profiles on SparkNotes.
La Celestina: Directed by Gerardo Vera. With Penélope Cruz, Terele Pávez, Juan Diego Botto, Maribel Verdú. The young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's servant Sempronio suggests they get the sorceress Celestina to further the romance.
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- Penélope Cruz, Terele Pávez, Juan Diego Botto
- Gerardo Vera
Learn about the plot, characters, themes, and literary devices of La Celestina, a novel by Fernando de Rojas. Find out how Celestina, a procuress and witch, manipulates Calisto, Melibea, and others in a tragic love story.
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La Celestina: Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea. by Fernando de Rojas. THE LITERARY WORK. A play set in Spain at the end of the fifteenth century; published in Spanish (as Tragi-comedia de Calisto y Melibea) in 1499; in English (as The Spanish Bawd) in 1631. SYNOPSIS.
