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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
THE LATER RENAISSANCE IN SPAIN.
The unity of Spanish literature-Limits of treatment-A prevailing
characteristic The division into native and imitative-The
inheritance from the fifteenth century-Spanish verse-The
Cancioneros-The romances-The Romanceros-The quality
of this poetry-Spain and Italy-The Diálogo de la Lengua
-Prose of the early sixteenth century-The influence of the
Inquisition
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CHAPTER II.
THE SPANISH LEARNED POETS.
The starting-point of the classic school-The natural influence of
Italy-Prevalence of the classic school-Its aristocratic spirit
-What was imitated from the Italians-Its technique and
matter-Artificiality of the work of the school-Boscan-Gar-
cilaso Their immediate followers-The schools of Salamanca
and Seville-Góngora and Góngorism-The epics-The Arau-
cana-The Lusiads
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CHAPTER III.
THE GROWTH AND DECADENCE OF THE SPANISH DRAMA.
The national character of the Spanish drama-The first beginnings
of the religious plays-The starting-point of the secular play
-Bartolomé de Torres Naharro-Lope de Rueda-Lope de
Vega's life-His influence on the drama-The conditions of
the work-Contemporaries and followers of Lope-Calderon
-Calderon's school
CHAPTER IV.
FORMS OF THE SPANISH DRAMA.
The prevailing quality of the Spanish drama-Typical examples--
La Dama Melindrosa-El Tejedor de Segovia-El Condenado
por Desconfiado-The plays on "honour"-A Secreto Agravio
Secreta Venganza-The Auto Sacramental-the loa-The Ver-
dadero Dios Pan-Los Dos Habladores
CHAPTER V.
SPANISH PROSE ROMANCE.
Pastorals and short stories-The original work of the Spaniard-
The Libros de Caballerías-The Amadis of Gaul-Followers of
Amadis of Gaul-Influence and character of these tales-The
real cause of their decline-The character of the Novelas de
Picaros-The Celestina-Lazarillo de Tormés-Guzman de
Alfarache The followers of Mateo Aleman-Quevedo-Cer-
vantes-His life-His work-The minor things-Don Quixote 124
CHAPTER VI.
SPAIN-HISTORIANS, MISCELLANEOUS WRITERS, AND
THE MYSTICS.
Spanish historians-Histories of particular events-Early his-
torians of the Indies-General historians of the Indies-Góm-
ara, Oviedo, Las Casas, Herrera, the Inca Garcilaso-Mendoza,
Moncada, and Melo-General histories - Ocampo, Zurita,
Morales Mariana - The decadence-Solis - Miscellaneous
writers Gracian and the prevalence of Góngorism - The
mystics-Spanish mysticism-The influence of the Inquisition
on Spanish religious literature-Malon de Chaide-Juan de
Ávila-Luis de Granada-Luis de Leon--Santa Teresa-Juan
de la Cruz-Decadence of the mystic writers
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CHAPTER VII.
ELIZABETHAN POETRY.
The starting-point-Italian influence-The opposition to rhyme-
Excuses for this-Its little effect-Poetry of first half of Eliza-
beth's reign-Spenser-Order of his work-His metre--Char-
acter of his poetry-Sir P. Sidney-The Apologie for Poetrie
-His sonnets and lyrics-Watson-The Sonneteers-Other
lyric poetry-The collections and song-books-The historical
poems-Fitz-Geoffrey and Markham-Warner--Daniel-Dray-
ton-The satiric poets-Lodge-Hall-Marston-Donne
CHAPTER VIII.
THE EARLIER DRAMATISTS.
The first plays-Resistance to classic influence-Advantages of
this-And the limitations - The dramatic quality — Classic,
Spanish, and French drama-Unity in the English Plays-
Ralph Roister Doister-Gammer Gurton's Needle-Gorboduc-
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Formation of the theatre-Lyly-Greene-Peele-Kyd-Mar-
lowe-Character of these writers-Shakespeare-Guesses about
his life-Order of his work-Estimates of Shakespeare-Divi-
sions of his work -The Poems-The Dramas-The reality of
Shakespeare's characters.
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CHAPTER IX.
THE ELIZABETHAN PROSE-WRITERS.
Elizabethan prose-Two schools of writers-Roger Ascham-His
books and style-Webbe and Puttenham-The sentence-Eu-
phuism The Arcadia-Sidney's style-Short stories-Nash's
Unfortunate Traveller-Nash and the pamphleteers-Martin
Marprelate Origin of the Marprelate Tracts-The Diotrephes
-Course of the controversy-Its place in literary history-
Hooker-The Ecclesiastical Polity
CHAPTER X.
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FRANCE. POETRY OF THE LATER RENAISSANCE.
The Pléiade-Ronsard-The lesser stars-The Défense et Illustration
de la Langue Française-The work of Ronsard-His place in
poetry-Joachim du Bellay-Remi Belleau-Baïf-Du Bartas
-D'Aubigné-The dramatic work of the Pléiade-Jodelle-
Grevin and La Taille-Montchrestien-The comedy-La Re-
connue-Causes of failure of early dramatic literature.
CHAPTER XI.
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FRENCH PROSE-WRITERS OF THE LATER SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
Abundance of later sixteenth-century prose--A distinction--Sully
-Bodin-The great memoir-writers - Carloix-La Noue-
D'Aubigné-Monluc-Brantôme-The Satyre Ménipée-Its
origin-Its authors-Its form and spirit-Montaigne - His
Essays-The scepticism of Montaigne-His style-Charron
and Du Vair
CHAPTER XII.
THE LATER RENAISSANCE IN ITALY.
The later Renaissance in Italy-Torquato Tasso-His work-The
Gerusalemme Liberata-Giordano Bruno-Literary character
of his work-Giambattista Guarini
CONCLUSION.
INDEX.
CHAPTER XIII.
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