Calisto's Dream and the Celestinesque Tradition A Rereading of Celestina / by Ricardo Castells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castells, Ricardo, 1954-

Series:

North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; Number 249.

North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures ; Number 249

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rojas, Fernando de, -1541. Celestina.

Dreams in literature.

Space and time in literature.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : Distributed by University of North Carolina Press, 1995.

Summary:

Fernando de Rojas's Celestina , written in the late fifteenth century, opens with an enigmatic conversation between Calisto and Melibea, which has puzzled scholars trying to resolve the apparent contradictions in the work as a whole.Ricardo Castells supports the idea that the scene represents Calisto's dream about his beloved Melibea.

Contents:

Cover

CALISTO'S DREAM AND THE CELESTINESQUE TRADITION: A REREADING OF CELESTINA

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

Dedication

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I. CALISTO'S DREAM AND THE CELESTINESQUE TRADITION

II. THE SPATIAL AND THEMATIC UNITY OF CELESTINA, ACT I

III. TEMPORAL UNITY AND OBJECTIVE TIME IN CELESTINA

IV. CALISTO AND THE IMPUTED PARODY OF COURTLY LOVE IN CELESTINA

V. MELIBEA'S SWIFT SURRENDER: CHARACTERIZATION AND SELF-REALIZATION IN CELESTINA

VI. TOWARDS A NEW VISION OF CELESTINA

APPENDIX I

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Back Cover.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Duke University, 1991.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-138).

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ISBN:

1-4696-4256-5

OCLC:

1080551857