Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Description for Celestina
Paperback. Presents the tale of a star-crossed courtship between the young nobleman Calisto and the beautiful maiden Melibea in fifteenth-century Spain. Translator(s): Peden, Margaret Sayers. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
The first European novel, exquisitely translated by Margaret Sayers Peden
A timeless story of love, morality, and tragedy, Fernando de Rojas’s Celestina is a classic of Spanish literature. Second only to DonQuixote in its cultural importance, Rojas’s dramatic dialogue presents the elaborate tale of a star-crossed courtship between the young nobleman Calisto and the beautiful maiden Melibea in fifteenth-century Spain. Their unforgettable saga plays out in vibrant exchanges, presented here in a brilliant new translation by award-winning translator Margaret Sayers Peden.
After a chance encounter with Melibea entrances Calisto, he enlists the services of ... Read more
The first European novel, exquisitely translated by Margaret Sayers Peden
A timeless story of love, morality, and tragedy, Fernando de Rojas’s Celestina is a classic of Spanish literature. Second only to DonQuixote in its cultural importance, Rojas’s dramatic dialogue presents the elaborate tale of a star-crossed courtship between the young nobleman Calisto and the beautiful maiden Melibea in fifteenth-century Spain. Their unforgettable saga plays out in vibrant exchanges, presented here in a brilliant new translation by award-winning translator Margaret Sayers Peden.
After a chance encounter with Melibea entrances Calisto, he enlists the services of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
The Margellos World Republic of Letters
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300141993
SKU
V9780300141993
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Fernando de Rojas
Fernando de Rojas (1475–1541) was born in Toledo, Spain. He worked as a lawyer and served as mayor of Talavera for some time. Celestina is his only published work. Margaret Sayers Peden (1927–2020) was professor emerita of Spanish at the University of Missouri and the translator of major works by Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Isabel Allende, and others. Roberto González ... Read more
Reviews for Celestina
"A new English version of Celestina - a surprisingly modern Spanish masterpiece of the Renaissance - by an accomplished American translator. What a treat for readers!" (Edith Grossman, translator of Don Quixote)"