The Spanish Bawd (Folio Society Edition) De Rojas

Infatuated nobleman Calisto hires the cunning old procuress, Celestina, to arrange an illicit affair with the highborn Melibea. This Renaissance masterpiece charts the bawd’s dark, masterful manipulation as she ignites an uncontrolled passion between the lovers and their greedy servants. But the lovers’ reckless desire and Celestina’s schemes set a catastrophic chain of events in motion, leading to a dramatic and unforgettable tragic end for all.