Test 2 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Celestina genre
dramatic novel
Lazarillo genre
picaresque novel; 1st of this kind
Traits of the picaresue novel
- main character is anti-hero
- anti-hero survive by any means
- autobiographical/1st person.
- novel is episodic
- satire of all levels of society.
- contains moral lesson.
- psychological development of the character.
- study of reality vs. appearance.
- pícaro is motivated by hunger.
- novel has NO true love.
- anti-hero has every opportunity NOT to be moral.
- The pícaro’s personality and attitude are consistent throughout the novel.
7 deadly sins
- wrath, envy
- sloth, lust
- pride, greed
- gluttony
Lazarillo was published
1554
Golden Age
1492-1681
1492 events
- Granada retaken by Christians
- Columbus and the New World
- Expulsion of Jews- leave, convert, or be killed
Renaissance
+“Rebirth” of Greek civilization, classical culture
+appreciation of life and enthusiasm of worldly pleasures
When did the inquisition become law
1480
Leader of the inquisition
Torquemada
Humanism
- Renaissance intellectual movement (14th century)
- emphasized education for both sexes
- revived interest in studying Greek and Roman classics
Celestina was published
1499
Hippocrates/ Galen reference
Celestina 1.1: Calisto doesn’t think that they could diagnose his problem
Nero/ Rome reference
Celestina 1.1: Sempronio played song a/b Rome burning; Calisto thought his pain was greater
Solomon/Bible reference
Celestina 1.2: Sempronio told Calisto to listen to Solomon. Women and wine make men deny God.
St. John/ Bible reference
Celestina 1.2: Sempronio quotes John. Women are ancient curse that drove Adam from Eden, sent human race to hell, and who Elijah rebuked
Celestina’s trades
Laundresser, perfumer, cosmetic maker, maiden head fixer, procuress, and witch
Parmeno’s parents
Albert and Claudina
Good omens from Celestina
+3/4 men passed were Johns
+saw 2 cuckolds
+heard words a/b love
Celestina author
-Fernando de Rojas, Christian, converted Jew
Lazarillo’s masters
- Stingy blind man, Salamanca>Toledo
- Evil priest, Maqueda
- Poor squire, Toledo
- Friar, gave him “1st pair of shoes”
- Pardoner, sold indulgences
- Tambourine artist
- Constable
Lazarillo’s parents
Tomé and Antona Perez; Tejares
Lazarillo
-born on Tormes river, surname
Lazarillo’s “stepdad”
Zaide, Negro man