Description
Book SynopsisLa Celestina, a Spanish literary masterpiece second only in importance to Don Quixote in Spanish literature, has been shaped by the inclusion of images from its very first edition in 1499. The subsequent five centuries were punctuated by many illustrated editions; imaginary portraits of the eponymous procuress Celestina by painters such as Murillo, Goya, and Picasso; and, more recently, screen and stage adaptations. Celestina became the prototype from which later representations of procuresses and bawds derived.
The Image of Celestina sheds light on the visual culture that developed around La Celestina, including paintings, illustrations, and advertisements. Enrique Fernández examines La Celestina as a mixed-media text, incorporating methods from disciplines such as art history and women’s and cinema studies, and considers a variety of images including promotional posters, lobby pictures, and playbills of theatrical and cinematic ad
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Summary of La Celestina (c. 1499) Introduction: The Visual Culture of Celestina Five hundred years of images of Celestina The methodological frame of visual studies Organization of the book 1. Illustrating Celestina The first period of illustrated editions of LC (1499 to 1616) Fadrique de Basilea's Comedia de Calisto y Melibea (Burgos, 1499?) The iconographic program of the early illustrations LC title pages The second period of illustrated editions of LC (1842–present) Conclusions: Two periods, two readings 2. Painting Celestina Images of procuresses before LC Dutch painting: Celestina and the Prodigal Son From Goya to Picasso and beyond Conclusion: Reimagining Celestina 3. Advertising Celestina Promotional images of Celestina: Book covers, playbills, and posters LC covers Posters, playbills, and lobby cards Conclusion: Celestina through the prism of advertising Conclusion: Kaleidoscopic Celestina Illustrations Notes Bibliography Secondary sources cited Old edition of LC cited Modern edition of LC cited Images cited Index
