BOOK II
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FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SIXTEENTH TO THE LATTER HALF OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
INTRODUCTION.--General view of the state of poetical and rhetorical cultivation in Spain during the above period 148
FIRST SECTION.--History of Spanish poetry and eloquence from the introduction of the Italian style to the age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega 161
Occasion of the introduction of the Italian style ibid
Boscan 162
Garcilaso de la Vega 176
Diego de Mendoza 186
Mendoza’s account of the rebellion of Granada, the first classical history in Spanish literature 205
Saa de Miranda--(Commencement of elevated pastoral poetry in Spanish literature) 210
Montemayor; his Diana--the first Spanish pastoral romance 217
Herrera; first developement of the ode style in Spanish poetry 228
Luis de Leon 240
Minor Spanish poets during the period of this section, viz. Acuna--Cetina--Padilla--Gil Polo 254
Obstacles to the imitation of the romantic epopee in Spain--Unsuccessful essays in serious epopee--translations of classical epic poetry 262
Progress of the romantic poetry.--Castillejo; his contest with the partizans of the Italian style 267
History of Spanish dramatic poetry during the first half and ten succeeding years of the sixteenth century 277
The Erudite party 279
The party of the moralists 281
The first national party--Torres Naharro 282
The second national party--Lope de Rueda; collections of his dramas by Juan Timoneda 286
Naharro of Toledo 289
Juan de la Cueva; his art of poetry 290
Probable rise of the spiritual drama in Spain 293
Entremeses and Saynetes 294
Spanish tragedies, by Geronymo Bermudez 296
History of Spanish prose during the first half and ten succeeding years of the sixteenth century 303
Prose romances of chivalry 304
Romances of knavery--Lazarillo de Tormes 305
Tales of Juan Timoneda 306
Didactic prose--Perez de Oliva--Ambrosio de Morales--Pedro de Valles--Francisco Cervantes de Salazar 308
Historical prose--Annals of Zurita 315
Oratorical prose--Perez de Oliva 320
Epistolary prose 321
Spanish criticism during the period of this section--Alonzo Lopez Pinciano 323
SECOND SECTION.--History of Spanish poetry and eloquence from the age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega to the middle of the seventeenth century 327
Cervantes ibid
Brief character of Don Quixote 333
The moral tales of Cervantes 340
The Galatea 342
The journey to Parnassus 346
Dramatic works of Cervantes 350
The romance of Persiles and Sigismunda 357
Lope de Vega 359
General characteristics of his poetry 363
Explanation of the idea of a Spanish comedy as it is exemplified in the dramas of Lope de Vega 364
Various species of dramas by this poet 368
Brief notice of his other poetic works 390
The Brothers Leonardo de Argensola--Classic cultivation of the didactic satire and epistle in Spanish literature 392
Tragedies by the elder Argensola 394
Epistles, odes, &c. by the younger Argensola 400
Continuation of the history of Spanish poetry and eloquence, during the age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega 406
Fresh failures in epic poetry--Ercilla’s Araucana 407
Lyric and bucolic poets of the classic school of the sixteenth century 413
Vicente Espinel 414
Christoval de Mesa 415
Juan de Morales 416
Agustin de Texada, &c. 417
Rise of a new irregular and fantastical style in Spanish poetry 428
Gongora and his Estilo Culto--the Cultoristos--the Conceptistos 431
Two dramatic poets of the age of Lope de Vega 441
Christoval de Virues 442
Perez de Montalvan 446
Novels in the age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega 450
Progressive cultivation of the historical art--Mariana 455
Fluctuation of Spanish taste from the classic to the corrupt style 459
Quevedo 460
Character of his best works 465
Villegas 475
Continuation of the history of lyric, bucolic, epic, didactic and satirical poetry, to the close of the period embraced by this section 485
Jauregui 486
Borja y Esquillache 488
Other poets of this period--the Sylvas or Poetic Forests 492
Rebolledo 493
Continuation of the history of the Spanish drama 499
Calderon 500
Character of the different species of Calderon’s dramas 503
History of the Spanish drama continued to the close of the period of this section 521
Antonio de Solis 524
Moreto 526
Juan de Hoz ibid
Tirso de Molina 527
Francisco de Roxas ibid
Agustin de Salazar y Torres ibid
Mira de Mescua 528
Collections of Spanish dramas published in the seventeenth century 529
Conclusion of the history of Spanish eloquence and criticism, within the period of this section 530
Antonio de Solis considered as a historian 531
Introduction of Gongorism into Spanish prose--Balthazar Gracian 533
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