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COURTLY SCHOOL IN CASTILE.

Early Influence of Italy 346 Religious 347 Intellectual 348 Political and Commercial 349 Connection with Sicily 350 With Naples 351 Similarity in Languages 351 Italian Poets known in Spain 351 Reign of John the Second of Castile 352 His Poetical Court 354 Troubadours and Minnesingers 355 Poetry of John 356 Marquis of Villena 357 His Arte Cisoria 360 His Arte de Trobar 361 His Trabajos de Hércules 362 Macias el Enamorado 364

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