La Celestina, a late-medieval work in dialogue about Calisto and Melibea, is attributed to which author?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Fernando de Rojas, who published the Tragicomedia in the early 1500s
- Step 1: The work, also called Comedia or Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea, is a dialogue that stands between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Step 2. Its author is Fernando de Rojas. Answer: Fernando de Rojas, who published the Tragicomedia in the early 1500s. Why not the others: Manrique, Ruiz and Berceo are medieval poets, not the author of this work.
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