The Celestina: A Fifteenth-Century Spanish Novel in Dialogue (World Literature in Translation) - Softcover

De Rojas, Fernando

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520309596 ISBN 13: 9780520309593

Publisher: California University Press, 2019

Synopsis

The Celestina is considered by scholars to be the first European novel. Written in fifteenth-century Spain, this masterpiece is remarkable for its originality, depth, handling of dialogue, and drawing of character. The novel's focus is the character of Celestina, who dominates the scene. An old bawd brimming with salty wisdom derived from a vigorous and sinful life, she is one of the great creations in all of literature and holds a secure place beside her two compatriots, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. This Spanish classic, a forebear of Cervantes, was originally published anonymously in 1499; later editions bear the name of Fernando de Rojas as author.

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About the Author

Lesley Byrd Simpson was a renowned translator of many great works of Spanish literature. His translations of The Celestina and The Poem of the Cid in particular are acclaimed for preserving the vigor and colloquial flavor of the original texts.

From the Back Cover

"Lesley Byrd Simpson, so thoroughly qualified to undertake this labor of love, has done a very painstaking and accurate job. . . . Simpson has quite consciously streamlined [this work] . . . making for a smoother, racier, more readable translation."--Hispanic Review

From the Inside Flap

“Lesley Byrd Simpson, so thoroughly qualified to undertake this labor of love, has done a very painstaking and accurate job. . . . Simpson has quite consciously streamlined [this work] . . . making for a smoother, racier, more readable translation.”—Hispanic Review

Edition details

• Publisher: California University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520309596
• ISBN 13: 9780520309593
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168