Celestina
by Fernando De Rojas, John Clifford, Eric Bentley, James Mabbe

Name: Celestina
Brand: Fernando De Rojas
SKU: 9780936839011
Rating: 3.39 (21205 reviews)

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150 minsUnit Set/Multiple SettingsSpanish

What readers are saying

Readers have a mixed appreciation for this classic Spanish play. While many commend its intriguing characters and dramatic storytelling, some find it slow-paced and full of filler content. A few reviews highlight a lack of character development, yet others appreciate the humor and dark themes within the narrative.

Intriguing characters and storyHumor and drama blend wellStrong poetic stylePacing issues and filler contentSome found it boring

Synopsis

“As Greek tragedy ” says a Spanish writer, “was composed from the crumbs that fell from Homer's table, so the Spanish drama owed its earliest forms to La Celestina (1499).”

Fernando de Rojas' tragi-comedy – which has also been called “a novel in dialogue” – runs to about three hundred pages in the James Mabbe translation, here adapted to the stage by Eric Bentley in a five-act, 93-page version.

The central and pervasive situation is a simple one: a dirty old woman is helping a courtly young gentleman to seduce a girl.

The wonder of the thing lies in the art with which Fernando do Rojas derives, from such commonplace materials, a towering tragedy – or rather, tragi-comedy.

Available Editions

Format	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-13	Price
Electronic Resource	—	2009	—	9781101163023	—
Hardcover	—	1973	206	9780850670653	—
Hardcover	—	2007	322	9780548172698	—
Paperback · Revised ed.	Applause Books	2000	108	9780936839011	Buy
Paperback	Broadway Play Publishing	2005	128	9781854598189	Buy
Paperback	—	2003	292	9781589770119	—
Paperback	—	1958	162	9780520011779	—
Paperback	—	2007	174	9780520250116	—
Paperback	—	1958	299	9780299017743	—
Paperback	—	2006	—	9781840023152	—
Paperback	—	1994	—	9780821911310	—
Paperback	—	1989	56	9780844271217	—
Print	—	2010	219	9780143106098	—
Print	—	2009	288	9780300141986	—
Print	—	2019	168	9780520309593	—
Print	—	2012	—	9780300141993	—
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Print	—	2017	114	9781974463152	—
Print	—	2010	276	9780307475725	—
Print	—	2016	172	9781536984972	—
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