In this lecture, Canet has broached the subject of whether there was only one (Fernando de Rojas) or more authors of the Celestina, a matter that has stimulated many debates among the literary critics. After many years of studying the Comedia de Calisto y Melibea, later modified as a Tragicomedia and widely known as Celestina, José Luis Canet doubts Fernando de Rojas, born in La Puebla de Montalbán in a converted family and who finally got to be the mayor of Talavera, was the actual author.

In order to arrive at this conclusion, he reviews all of the opinions on the authorship from the beginning of the 16^th century until today, when there are more doubts than certainties. After his research, he denies there was only one author and he questions it was the work of a graduate.

José Luis Canet is a professor of Spanish Literature in the University of Valencia. He runs the magazine Celestinesca i Lemir ( Spanish Medieval Literature and Renaissance). He is also the producer of several data bases like Tipografía Valenciana de los siglos XV y XVI o Carteles teatrales valencianos del siglo XIX. He is a pioneer in digital humanities and initiated the website Parnaseo (Un ciber-paseo por la Literatura) in 1996. He has conducted several research projects conceded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and other public and private institutions.

Additionally, he has participated actively in the university management: as the director of the Libraries and Documentation Service (1990-2002), the dean of the Faculty of Philology (2002-2005), a member of the University senate and many other University of Valencia commissions, etc. Currently, he is the director of the Publications Service since 2011.

Lluís Vives European School of Thought

The Lluís Vives European School of Thought is a cultural project, promoted by the Office of the Vice-principal for Culture and Sports and managed by the Fundación General of the University of Valencia, put together as a space for reflection and participatory and critical debate about current affairs. Besides, other public administration and civil society bodies participate in the School: Ministry of the Presidency, Valencia’s City Council, Conselleria de Transparència, Conselleria d’Educació, Investigació, Cultura i Esport, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, Alfonso el Magnánimo Institute, Escuela Europea de Humanidades and Caixa Popular.