[Act XVIII – Elicia and Areusa Talking to Centurio] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XVIII – Elicia and Areusa Talking to Centurio]
Subject: Spanish romances; Elicia (Fictitious character); Areusa (Fictitious character); Centurio (Fictitious character); Deception; lies; Lying; Anger; Frustration; Revenge; Vengeance; Murder
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Germany; Augsburg (Germany); Free Imperial City of Augsburg; Holy Roman Empire
Description: After Areusa gets information from Sosia about the encounters between Calisto and Melibea, she and Elicia pay Centurio a visit. He acts arrogantly at first, but Areusa pretends that she is still upset with him, causing him to become submissive. She then asks him to avenge the deaths of Pármeno, Sempronio, and Celestina by murdering Calisto. He agrees, but he immediately tries to find some way of escaping his duty. He decides to send Thraso and his companions to fulfill this promise.
Image Creator: Hans Weiditz (Illustrator);Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer); Hans Weiditz (Illustrator); Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:18603
Source Name: AInn recht liepliches buechlin unnd gleich ain traurige Comedi (so von den Latinischen Tragicocomoedia genant wirt) darauß der leser vast nurzlichen bericht/ von schaden unngefar fleischlicher lieb/ untrewe der diener/ ausserz der gemaynen weber/ list und geyrzigkait der kupler/ und gleych als inn eynem spiegel mancherlay sitten unnd aygenschafft der menschen/ sehen und lernen mag.
Parent Collection: 1534 Augsberg Weiditz Steiner; 1534 Augsberg Weiditz Steiner
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Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Elicia (Fictitious character); Areusa (Fictitious character); Centurio (Fictitious character); Deception; lies; Lying; Anger; Frustration; Revenge; Vengeance; Murder

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