The Tragicomedy of Callisto and Melibea

Japanese: 《カリストとメリベーアの悲喜劇》 - かりすととめりべーあのひきげき

…It was also during this period that the uniquely Spanish style of poetry, the Romance, was born, which consists of lines of eight syllables, with only the even-numbered lines rhyming. In the field of novels, the chivalric tales and sentimental novels that were to become popular in the following century began to be written, but the work that had the greatest influence on later generations was the Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea (1499), better known as Celestina, by Fernando de Rojas (c. 1465-1541). The theme of this work is the tragic love between a young man and woman, but its appeal lies in its profound insight into human psychology. …

From Celestina

...A Spanish novel written in the form of a play. Its full title is La tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea. The oldest surviving version (1499, Burgos) has 16 acts, while the version after 1502 has 21 acts.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "The Tragicomedy of Callisto and Melibea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また8音節の詩行からなり偶数行のみが脚韻をふむスペイン独特の詩様式，〈ロマンセ〉が生まれたのもこの時期である。小説の分野では，次の世紀に大流行する騎士道物語や感傷小説が書かれるようになったが，後世に圧倒的影響を及ぼしたのは，フェルナンド･デ･ロハスFernando de Rojas(1465ころ‐1541)作の《セレスティーナ》の名でよく知られる《カリストとメリベーアの悲喜劇》(1499)である。この作品は若い男女の悲劇的恋愛をテーマにしているが，その魅力は人間の心理的洞察の深さにある。…