Download or read book Spain of Fernando de Rojas written by Stephen Gilman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a major piece of historical detective work. Stephen Gilman's "La Celestina" and the Spain of Fernando de Rojas adds a new dimension to critical studies of the fifteenth-century masterpiece. Using the text of La Celestina as well as public and private archives in Spain, Mr. Oilman builds up a vivid sense of the man behind the dialogue and establishes Fernando de Rojas indisputably as its author—a figure whom critics, while ranking his novel second only to Don Quixote, have treated as semi-anonymous or non-existent. We cannot really know what the Celestina is, says Mr. Oilman, without speculating as rigorously and as learnedly as possible both on how it came to be and on how it could come to be. Thus he reconstructs the world of Rojas, country lawyer and converso, the social, religious, and intellectual milieu of Salamanca, of Spain during the Inquisition, of the converted Jew. He makes it possible for us to see the author—the law student writing feverishly during a fortnight's vacation from classes—in the context of his own times and thus to understand Rojas' achievement: his unconventionality; his sardonic judgment of the Spain in which he lived; the explosive originality, in fact, of La Celestina. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Download or read book Segunda Comedia de Celestina written by Feliciano de Silva and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Download or read book Comedia de Calisto Y Melibea written by Fernando de Rojas and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La Comedia de Calisto y Melibea, también conocida como La Celestina, es una obra fundamental de la literatura española del siglo XV. Esta comedia trágica cuenta la historia de un joven noble que se enamora de Melibea y los eventos trágicos que resultan de su amor prohibido. Es una obra fundamental para cualquier persona interesada en la literatura española. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book La Celestina Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea written by Fernando de Rojas and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2022-04-04 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La Celestina Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea La Celestina o, sencillamente, Celestina, es el nombre con el que se ha popularizado la Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea, atribuida a Fernando de Rojas. Su composición se remonta a los últimos años del siglo XV, durante el reinado de los Reyes Católicos, si bien su extraordinario éxito editorial comienza en el siglo XVI y continúa, con altibajos, hasta su prohibición en 1792. Por su argumento amoroso, su finalidad didáctica, la abundancia de citas de autoridad, la elección de sus personajes, su forma dialogada y su más que probable vinculación a un entorno universitario, se ha considerado a la Celestina un ejemplo sui generis de comedia humanística, aunque hay quien prefiere considerarla como un híbrido entre novela y drama. Su influencia en ambos géneros es muy notable, hasta el punto de que es posible hablar del subgénero de la celestinesca, en el que se incluyen tanto obras desarrolladas directamente a partir de su trama, sus personajes o sus temas, como ambientes o personajes celestinescos en comedias y novelas que, en principio, nada tienen que ver con la Celestina. La obra comienza cuando Calisto ve casualmente a Melibea en el huerto de su casa, donde ha entrado a buscar un halcón suyo, pidiéndole su amor. Esta lo rechaza, pero ya es tarde, ha caído violentamente enamorado de Melibea. Por consejo de su criado Sempronio, Calisto recurre a una vieja prostituta y ahora alcahueta profesional llamada Celestina quien, haciéndose pasar por vendedora de artículos diversos, puede entrar en las casas y de esa manera puede actuar de casamentera o concertar citas de amantes; Celestina también regenta un prostíbulo con dos pupilas, Areúsa y Elicia. El otro criado de Calisto, Pármeno, cuya madre fue maestra de Celestina, intenta disuadirlo, pero termina despreciado por su señor, al que sólo le importa satisfacer sus deseos, y se une a Sempronio y Celestina para explotar la pasión de Calisto y repartirse los regalos y recompensas que produzca. Mediante sus habilidades dialécticas y la promesa de conseguir el favor de alguna de sus pupilas, Celestina se atrae la voluntad de Pármeno y mediante la magia de un conjuro a Plutón, unido a sus habilidades dialécticas, logra asimismo que Melibea se enamore de Calisto. Como premio Celestina recibe una cadena de oro, que será objeto de discordia, pues la codicia la lleva a negarse a compartirla con los criados de Calisto; éstos terminan asesinándola, por lo cual se van presos y son ajusticiados. Las prostitutas Elicia y Areúsa, que han perdido a Celestina y a sus amantes, traman que el fanfarrón Centurio asesine a Calisto, pero éste en realidad sólo armará un alboroto. Mientras, Calisto y Melibea gozan de su amor, pero al oír la agitación en la calle y creyendo que sus criados están en peligro, Calisto salta el muro de la casa de su amada, cae y se mata. Desesperada Melibea, se suicida y la obra termina con el llanto de Pleberio, padre de Melibea, quien lamenta la muerte de su hija. La Celestina Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea

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Download or read book La Celestina written by Fernando de Rojas and published by La Galera. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lectura obligatoria de Bachillerato. Edición didáctica adaptada al castellano moderno de uno de los clásicos de la literatura castellana. Incluye una introducción, notas y propuestas didácticas de Jorge León. La Celestina (1499-1507) empieza en el momento en el que Calisto conoce a Melibea y nace en él una obsesión que solo podrá calmarse si logra encontrarse con ella. Pero las normas sociales de la época lo impiden, y obligan a la mujer a dar una negativa. Sempronio, criado de Calisto, aconseja a su señor que se sirva de la ayuda de Celestina, que regenta un prostíbulo venido a menos, y que tiene buena mano en estos asuntos. Se inicia entonces una loca carrera en la que todos los personajes buscan de forma egoísta su propio beneficio, aun sirviéndose de engaños y mentiras: Calisto desea poseer a Melibea; Celestina y Sempronio quieren enriquecerse a costa de su amo; Pármeno, el joven criado, aunque era fiel a su señor Calisto, se aparta de él para poseer a Areúsa, prostituta protegida de Celestina, y enriquecerse con sus amigos. Todos ellos se dejan llevar por sus propias obsesiones, que irremisiblemente les conducirán a la tragedia.

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