This study analyzes Girladi Cinthio’s opinions on the Celestina, contained in his Discorso. Giraldi compares the Spanish tragicomedy with the Archea or Aristophanic comedy. For this, he considers the definitions for old comedy, given in the booklet De Comoedia. He also takes into account Donato’s comments to Terencio’s works, and other rhetoricians’ comments. In order to prove his biased opinions on the Spanish work, we will examine Giraldi’s theories about comedy, exposed in his Discorso as well as in his only comedy Gli Eudemoni. We will then collect different impressions regarding the Celestina in Italy, and we will conclude that most likely Giraldi never held in his hands an edition of the Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea.... [Leer más...]