Celestina: Or, The Tragi‑comedy
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Originally published | 1499 |
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Playwright | Fernando de Rojas |
Original title | Comedia de Calisto y Melibea |
Original language | Spanish |
Characters | Pármeno |
Sempronio | |
Pleberio | |
Melibea | |
Calisto | |
Alisa | |
Sosia | |
Lucrecia | |
Tristán | |
Celestina | |
Genres | Drama |
Tragicomedy | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1493272 |
About Celestina: Or, The Tragi‑comedy
The Comedy of Calisto and Melibea, known in Spain as La Celestina is a work entirely in dialogue published in 1499. 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.