Today we will suggest to read “La Celestina”.
This book is considered to be one of the greatest book of the Spanish literature. The Author Fernando de Rojas wrote this book when he still was a student. Later, when he graduated, he practised law and is not known to have written any further literary works.
¨La Celestina¨is considered to be one of the greatest works of Spanish literature, and traditionally marks the end of medieval literature and the beginning of the literary renaissance in Spain. Although usually considered a novel, it is written as a continuous concatenation of dialogues leading to interpretations of the work as a play, and has frequently been staged as such. The story tells of Calisto, who falls in love with Melibea, who at first seems to be a flawless courtly love, but as the drama advances, Calisto’s true intentions turn out to be not so pure. Following the machinations of Celestina, their love has a tragic end after an accident in which Calisto dies in a fall. On seeing this, Melibea subsequently decides to jump from a tower to her death. The name ¨Celestina¨ has become synonymous with procuress—especially an old woman—dedicated to promoting the illegal engagement of a couple.
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