Prostituce v Celestině a její společenský kontext

• Main Author: Švecová, Markéta
• Other Authors: Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: Czech
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-315807

The objective of this work is to outline the connection between prostitution as it is impersonated by the literary predecessors of "The Celestine", vivacity, which it gains in Rojas' piece, and the way it is described in the official historical documents. So that we can understand the significance and importance it had for the audience at that time. With such a large abyss of time, that divides our presence from the times of "The Celestine", it is not easy to guess how the early readers understood the book. We must get rid of today's perspective, and for this purpose it is necessary to plunge into the history. Therefore, we offer to the readers of this thesis a short introduction with basic sociological and historical information about the 15th and 16th century. Further we compare "The Celestine" with literary works that are regarded by savants as its source of inspiration, to understand better the impression that this book certainly aroused in the late-medieval readers. The relationship between reality and works of fiction is only indirect, though aspirations and frustrations of a real society can be revealed by means of the characters, their feelings, goals, and difficulties. In the chapter dedicated to the literary predecessors of "The Celestine", we disclose that this book, in comparison with previous...