E. Michael Gerli is Commonwealth Professor of Hispanic and Early Modern Studies at the University of Virginia.

‘Gerli’s study is an eloquent, intelligent, thought-provoking analysis, making an excellent contribution to Celestina studies.’ - Ivy A. Corfis (Revista de Estudios Hispanicos, vol 46:03:2012) ‘Without a doubt, Celestina and the Ends of Desire is the most innovative and significant full-length study of Fernando de Rojas’s masterpiece to appear in decades. Gerli’s work is a must-read for Hispanists, and it will also appeal more broadly to scholars of other Renaissance and early modern literatures and cultures.’- Ryan Giles (Modern Philology vol 111:03:2014)

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction The Chain of Desire: Linking Language and LongingCelestina, Mistress of DesireCalisto’s Hunt: The Pursuit of Carnal KnowledgeYearning to Look: Desire and the Pleasure of the GazeComplicitous Laughter: The Sounds of DesireMelibea Speaks: Language and Feminine DesireThe Desire to Belong and the Body PoliticPrecints of Contention: Locating Desire and Ideology in CelestinaPleberio and the Ends of DesireNotesWorks CitedIndex

E. Michael Gerli is Commonwealth Professor of Hispanic and Early Modern Studies at the University of Virginia.

‘Gerli’s study is an eloquent, intelligent, thought-provoking analysis, making an excellent contribution to Celestina studies.’ - Ivy A. Corfis (Revista de Estudios Hispanicos, vol 46:03:2012) ‘Without a doubt, Celestina and the Ends of Desire is the most innovative and significant full-length study of Fernando de Rojas’s masterpiece to appear in decades. Gerli’s work is a must-read for Hispanists, and it will also appeal more broadly to scholars of other Renaissance and early modern literatures and cultures.’- Ryan Giles (Modern Philology vol 111:03:2014)

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction The Chain of Desire: Linking Language and LongingCelestina, Mistress of DesireCalisto’s Hunt: The Pursuit of Carnal KnowledgeYearning to Look: Desire and the Pleasure of the GazeComplicitous Laughter: The Sounds of DesireMelibea Speaks: Language and Feminine DesireThe Desire to Belong and the Body PoliticPrecints of Contention: Locating Desire and Ideology in CelestinaPleberio and the Ends of DesireNotesWorks CitedIndex

E. Michael Gerli is Commonwealth Professor of Hispanic and Early Modern Studies at the University of Virginia.

‘Gerli’s study is an eloquent, intelligent, thought-provoking analysis, making an excellent contribution to Celestina studies.’ - Ivy A. Corfis (Revista de Estudios Hispanicos, vol 46:03:2012) ‘Without a doubt, Celestina and the Ends of Desire is the most innovative and significant full-length study of Fernando de Rojas’s masterpiece to appear in decades. Gerli’s work is a must-read for Hispanists, and it will also appeal more broadly to scholars of other Renaissance and early modern literatures and cultures.’- Ryan Giles (Modern Philology vol 111:03:2014)

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction The Chain of Desire: Linking Language and LongingCelestina, Mistress of DesireCalisto’s Hunt: The Pursuit of Carnal KnowledgeYearning to Look: Desire and the Pleasure of the GazeComplicitous Laughter: The Sounds of DesireMelibea Speaks: Language and Feminine DesireThe Desire to Belong and the Body PoliticPrecints of Contention: Locating Desire and Ideology in CelestinaPleberio and the Ends of DesireNotesWorks CitedIndex