All about Lucrecia

Authors

  • Joseph Thomas Snow Michigan State University

Keywords:

Celestina, Lucrecia, Sexual Awakening, Loyalty and Treason

Abstract

This new approach to characterization in the Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea is developed through a perception of what its authors surely planned for. The subject is Lucrecia, maid to Melibea, generally thought of as a secondary character inspiring little interest for readers. I believe, to the contrary, that as the constant companion to a libidinous Melibea and her illicit affair with Calisto, but deciding to withhold this information from her employers, Pleberio and Alisa, Lucrecia plays a key role in the resulting tragedies. One result of her role as witness to the passionate lovemaking of the protagonists, Lucrecia herself becomes vividly aware of her own sexuality.

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Published

2019-04-24

How to Cite

Snow, J. T. (2019). All about Lucrecia. Letras, 1(77), 19–34. Retrieved from https://erevistas.uca.edu.ar/index.php/LET/article/view/1709