James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd'

by James Mabbe

Book Overview

After its first known edition in 1499, La Celestina immediately became an international bestseller. The tragicomic love affair of Calisto and Melibea-brought about by the old bawd Celestina and the squalid underworld over which she presides-conjures up a social landscape dominated by anomie and change. The moral ambiguity that emanates from its realistic dialogues and urban prose style also constitutes one of its most remarkable achievements. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781880409
• ISBN13: 9781781880401
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"