Fernando de Rojas

Fernando de Rojas

Little is known of Fernando de Rojas. He attended university in Salamanca, where he studied Latin and Philosophy. After a six year period he graduated and went on to write his well known pieces. The first was Comedy of Calixto and Melibea, the amount of acts was later increased and the name was changed into the Tragicomedy of Calixto and Melibea.

His most memorable piece of work was created at the beginning of the Spanish literary Renaissance and was called La Celestina, a story of a tragic love affair that was published anonymously. Following these events he played out the rest of his days as a lawyer and had several children who continued his name.

Memorable work by Fernando de Rojas

• Tragicomedy of Calixto and Melibea
• La Celestina