Retrato de la Lozana Andaluza es la novela histórica que describe la vida de los bajos fondos de Roma durante el primer tercio del siglo XVI, especialmente entre la comunidad de judíos españoles que se trasladaron progresivamente a Roma luego de la instauración del Santo Oficio en España en 1481.

Francisco Delicado's El Retrato de la Lozana Andaluza is a satire that ridicules and denounces blood purity and the codes of conduct of the elite in early modern Spain and Italy. The novel published in Venice in 1528 was written in the form of a dialogue. Its author, the Spanish clergyman and publisher Francisco Delicado escaped from Rome a year earlier due to the anti-Spanish ideas. Published anonymously, the novel depicts the life of the underworld of Rome during the first third of the sixteenth century, especially among the community of Spanish Jews who progressively moved to Rome after...

Francisco Delicado's El Retrato de la Lozana Andaluza is a satire that ridicules and denounces blood purity and the codes of conduct of the elite in early modern Spain and Italy. The novel published in Venice in 1528 was written in the form of a dialogue. Its author, the Spanish clergyman and publisher Francisco Delicado escaped from Rome a year earlier due to the anti-Spanish ideas. Published anonymously, the novel depicts the life of the underworld of Rome during the first third of the sixteenth century, especially among the community of Spanish Jews who progressively moved to Rome after...

En 'Retrato de la Lozana Andaluza' de Francisco Delicado, se explora de manera audaz y perspicaz la vida de una joven prostituta en el siglo XVI en Sevilla. A través de un estilo literario ágil y vivaz, el autor nos sumerge en un mundo lleno de intrigas, lujuria y desenfreno, destacando la ironía y la sátira como elementos centrales en la narrativa. Esta obra se considera una de las primeras novelas picarescas importantes de la literatura española, influyendo en generaciones posteriores de escritores. La combinación de diálogos ingeniosos y descripciones detalladas de la sociedad de la...