Perez de Guzman, Rodriguez de Padron, and other Spanish lyric poets of the age of John II. 100 Of the Cancionero General, and the different kinds of ancient Spanish songs 102 Of the Romancero General 121 First traces of the origin of Spanish dramatic poetry in the Mingo Rebulgo.--Juan del Enzina.--Calistus and Melibœa, a dramatic tale 128 Further account of Spanish prose.--Rise of the historical art.--Early progress of the epistolary style 137 Juan de la Enzina’s Art of Castilian poetry 145 BOOK II. 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