Suspicious diseases of grumbling old women: Paltrana (<i>Segunda Celestina</i>), Alisa (<i>La Celestina</i>) and other comedy mothers oblivious of their duties

The article focuses on the character of Paltrana, the mother of Polandria in the Second Celestina by Feliciano de Silva, connecting this character with other comedy mothers who play a similar role. They are careless mothers or mothers who are oblivious to the seriousness of the events in which their...

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Main Author: Rafael Beltrán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Valencia, Departamento de Filología Española 2021-01-01
Series:Celestinesca
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Online Access:https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/celestinesca/article/view/20234