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The Celestina: A Fifteenth-Century Spanish Novel in Dialogue
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The Celestina: A Fifteenth-Century Spanish Novel in Dialogue Paperback - 2019

by Fernando De Rojas; Lesley Byrd Simpson (Translator)

The Celestina is considered by scholars to be the first European novel. Written in 15th-century Spain, this masterpiece is remarkable for its originality, depth, handling of dialogue, and drawing of character.


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"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

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  • Title The Celestina: A Fifteenth-Century Spanish Novel in Dialogue
  • Author Fernando De Rojas; Lesley Byrd Simpson (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 168
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press
  • Date 2019-09-24
  • ISBN 9780520309593 / 0520309596
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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.

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