El hilo del que está tejido el manto de Celestina

Abstract

Celestina is a masterpiece with multiple discursive threads. The present work tries to analyze one of them, namely the one built from lexical units related to attire: petticoat, cloak, and Celestina's kirtle. Although these units play different roles along the drama, their different local connotations can be seen to converge to a common, global implication, which is the discursive failure of Celestina. For instance, by following the trajectory of these units we can observe a Celestina worried by the prospect of acquiring a new cloak, the only good, she reckons, able to send her back to that past of prosperity she once had. Even if her words are her brighter «dress», ironically, these will betray her, in the twelfth act.