CHAPTER XXIII

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THE CANCIONEROS AND THE COURTLY SCHOOL CONCLUDED.

Fashion of Cancioneros 428 Cancionero of Baena 428 Cancioneros of Estuñiga, etc. 430 First Book printed in Spain 431 Cancionero General 432 Its different Editions 433 Its Devotional Poetry 433 Its First Series of Authors 435 Its Canciones 437 Its Ballads 438 Its Invenciones 438 Its Motes 439 Its Villancicos 440 Its Preguntas 440 Its Second Series of Authors 441 Its Poems at the End 442 Number of its Authors 443 Rank of many of them 443 Character of their Poetry 444 Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella 444 State of Letters 445

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