Reading La Celestina (The Spanish Bawd) | Alexandria
Read La Celestina (The Spanish Bawd) by Fernando de Rojas. Pioneering medieval nihilism, an icon exposes love's dark undertow - La Celestina strips romance of pretty lies, revealing how desire breeds destruction. Before Machiavelli, Rojas showed how self-interest drives all human bonds. His shock? True feelings and manipulation are inseparable, making authenticity impossible.