REIGNS OF CHARLES THE FOURTH AND FERDINAND THE SEVENTH.--CONCLUSION.
Charles the Fourth and Godoy 343
French Revolution 343
Index Expurgatorius 344
Affair of the Escurial 345
Abdication 345
French Invasion 345
French expelled 346
Ferdinand the Seventh 346
Effect of the Times on Letters 347
Interregnum in Culture 349
Revival of Letters 349
Prospects for the Future 350
APPENDIX, A.
ORIGIN OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE.
Spain and its Name 355
The Iberians in Spain 356
The Celts 357
The Celtiberians 358
The Phœnicians 358
The Carthaginians 359
The Romans 360
Their Colonies 362
Their Language 363
Their Writers 364
Christianity introduced 365
Its Effects on the Language 366
Irruption of the Northern Tribes 368
The Franks, Vandali, etc. 369
The Goths 369
Their Culture 370
Their Effect on the Language 371
The Arabs 372
Their Invasion 373
Their Effect on the Provençal 374
Their Refinement 375
The Christians and Pelayo 376
The Mozárabes 377
Their Influence 378
Their Reunion 379
The Language of the North 380
How modified 381
First written Spanish 382
Carta Puebla de Avilés 383
The Romance 384
The Spanish or Castilian 384
Materials that compose it 385
Its rapid Prevalence 386
APPENDIX, B.
THE ROMANCEROS.
Ballads on separate Sheets 388
Oldest Ballad-book 389
That of Antwerp 390
Other early Ballad-books 392
Ballad-book in Nine Parts 392
Romancero General 393
Early Selections from the Romanceros 394
Recent Selections 395
What is still wanted 396
APPENDIX, C.
FERNAN GOMEZ DE CIBDAREAL AND THE CENTON EPISTOLARIO.
Suggestions on its Genuineness 397
Probably a Forgery 398
No such Person mentioned early 398
No Manuscript of the Letters 398
Date of the earliest Edition false 398
Second Edition admits it 398
No Date to the Letters at first 399
Their Style 399
That of the First Edition 399
Misstatements about Juan de Mena 399
About Barrientos 400
About Alvaro de Luna 401
Appeared in an Age of Forgeries 402
State of the Question 403
APPENDIX, D.
THE BUSCAPIÉ.
Statement by Los Rios 404
By Ruydiaz 405
Effect of their Statements 406
Don Adolfo de Castro 406
Publishes a Buscapié 406
What it is 407
Contradicts Los Rios and Ruydiaz 408
Its long Concealment suspicious 408
Its External Evidence 409
Argote de Molina 409
The Duke of Lafões 410
Don Pascual de Gándara 411
Its Internal Evidence 411
Resemblances to the Style of Cervantes 411
Mistake about Enzinas 412
About an old Proverb 413
Its Title-page 414
Its Notice of Alcalá 414
State of the Question 415
APPENDIX, E.
EDITIONS, TRANSLATIONS, AND IMITATIONS OF THE DON QUIXOTE.
First Part 416
Second Part 417
Both Parts 417
Lord Carteret’s Edition 417
That of the Academy 418
Of Bowle 418
Of Pellicer 418
Of Clemencin 419
Translations 419
Imitations out of Spain 420
In Spain 421
Its Fame everywhere 422
APPENDIX, F.
EARLY COLLECTIONS OF OLD SPANISH PLAYS.
Comedias de Diferentes Autores 423
Comedias Nuevas Escogidas 424
Various smaller Collections 426
APPENDIX, G.
ON THE ORIGIN OF CULTISMO.
Controversy about it in Italy 427
Bettinelli and Tiraboschi 427
Spanish Jesuits in Italy 428
Serrano and Andres 428
Vannetti and Zorzi 428
Arteaga and Isla 429
Lampillas 429
End of the Controversy 430
Result of it 431
APPENDIX, H.
INEDITA.
No. I. Poema de José el Patriarca 432
No. II. La Danza General de la Muerte 459
No. III. El Libro del Rabi Santob 475
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INDEX 505
HISTORY
OF
SPANISH LITERATURE.
SECOND PERIOD.
THE LITERATURE THAT EXISTED IN SPAIN FROM THE ACCESSION OF THE
AUSTRIAN FAMILY TO ITS EXTINCTION, OR FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE
SIXTEENTH CENTURY TO THE END OF THE SEVENTEENTH.
(CONTINUED.)
HISTORY
OF
SPANISH LITERATURE.
SECOND PERIOD.
(CONTINUED.)