La Celestina

Introduction

Fernando de Rojas is one of the most important authors in the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. This time, the fifteenth century, is characterized by a series of political, social and literary. Don Fernando de Rojas, was born in Puebla de Montalbán, Toledo, around 1470 and grew up in a Jewish family.

His most representative work is "La Celestina", a work of genius that ultimately this is an old evil that wants to take advantage of the love between two young men called Calisto and Melibea. The work entitled "La Celestina” is a classic piece of art. The first edition had 16 acts, is entitled "Comedy of Calisto and Melibea." When the work was completed and consisted of 21 acts, the title was changed to "Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea." Finally, he called "La Celestina" as the old bawd, which occupies the center of tragicomedy (Dorthy, 2005, 120-139).

Discussion

The belief that some individuals have supernatural powers allowing them to harm others is present in many societies around the world. Regardless of whether these individuals are said to use psychic power or magic to do their work, whether they do harm intentionally or not, or whether they are born with these powers or have to learn them, they are often feared or reviled by members of their societies-embodying traits that are defined as immoral or evil according to local cultural norms. Based on ethnographic fieldwork over the past century, social and cultural anthropologists have described witchcraft and sorcery beliefs, and the practices associated with them, in various societies around the world. With this, they have examined cross-cultural patterns in what are seen as the causes of witchcraft, the characteristics and actions of witches, actions that can be taken against witches, and patterns of accusation. This has allowed anthropologists to elaborate various theoretical models explaining the existence of witchcraft and sorcery beliefs, as well as the mechanisms by which people deal with the results of these practices.

The Character Analysis

Celestina is an old bawd, scruffy, greedy, a teacher at the pleasure, passions mediator, trying to satisfy the whims and desires of men who apply for service . Expert in concealment hides his true profession with other activities. His art of seduction allows you to improvise and adjust to difficult situations. Not valid sorceress witch but is distinguished from witchcraft as evil cult character and supernatural collective witchcraft as handling a number of things that are supposed to exercise over the hidden forces that are in the nature . Witches, which are also pimps do not deal with the devil or hell, but evil rites positive driving forces of evil. Valores to Celestina values ??such as goodness, truth, and honor does not exist. Only care about their profit and selfishness. His greed leads to death.

La Celestina was written during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella , whose marriage was celebrated in 1469 and reaches up to 1504 , the year of the death of Isabel the Catholic . In 1492 it produced ...