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When towards the end of the XV century a young law student at the
University of Salamanca, Spain —Fernando de Rojas—wrote La Celestina, little
did he know that he was creating a literary masterpiece, a work that would
confer him immortality.
For much of his life he kept a low profile because
the Inquisition was relentless in its persecution of heretics. The least
indiscretion could have caused him loss of reputation, property, and even
his life.
Humorous and ribald in its language, Celestina is a continuous
dialogue in which masters and servants participate, with Celestina in its
midst. Through the characters’ dialogue much of the Spanish soul of those
times has been revealed and learned, and by extension, of the human
condition.
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Fernando de Rojas: La Celestina (In Contemporary American English)
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