Periods of Literary Glory 457 Period of Glory in Spain 458 Hopes of Universal Empire 458 These Hopes checked 459 Luther and Protestantism 460 Protestantism in Spain 460 Assailed by the Inquisition 461 Protestant Books forbidden 461 The Press subjected 462 Index Expurgatorius 462 Power of the Inquisition 463 Its Popularity 465 Protestantism driven from Spain 466 Learned Men persecuted 466 Religious Men persecuted 467 Degradation of Loyalty 468 Increase of Bigotry 468 Effect of both on Letters 469 Popular Feeling 470 Moral Contradictions 470 The Sacrifices that follow 471 Effect on the Country 471 CHAPTER II. ITALIAN SCHOOL OF BOSCAN AND GARCILASSO. State of Letters at the End of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella 473 Impulse from Italy 474 Spanish Conquests there 475 Consequent Intercourse 476 Brilliant Culture of Italy 477 Juan Boscan 478 He knows Navagiero 479 Writes Poetry 480 Translates Castiglione 481 His Coplas Españolas 482 His Imitation of the Italian Masters 483 Its Results 485 Garcilasso de la Vega 486 His Works 489 His First Eclogue 490 His Versification 493 His Popularity 495 Italian School introduced 496 CHAPTER III. CONTEST CONCERNING THE ITALIAN SCHOOL. Followers of Boscan and Garcilasso 497 Fernando de Acuña 497 Gutierre de Cetina 500 Opponents of Boscan and Garcilasso 501 Christóval de Castillejo 501 Antonio de Villegas 503 Gregorio de Silvestre 505 Controversy on the Italian School 507 Its final Success 508 CHAPTER IV. DIEGO HURTADO DE MENDOZA.