Various Romances 241 Lepolemo 242 Translations from the French 243 Carlo Magno 244 Religious Romances 245 The Celestial Chivalry 246 Period of Romances 249 Their Number 249 Founded in the State of Society 250 Knight-errantry no Fiction 251 Romances believed to be true 252 Passion for them 253 Their Fate 254 CHAPTER XIII. THE EARLY DRAMA. Religious Origin of the Modern Drama 255 Its Origin in Spain 257 Earliest Representations 258 Mingo Revulgo 260 Rodrigo Cota 261 The Celestina 262 First Act 263 The Remainder 264 Its Character 267 Its Popularity 268 Imitations of it 269 CHAPTER XIV. THE EARLY DRAMA CONTINUED. Juan de la Enzina 273 His Works 274 His Representaciones 275 Eclogues in Form 276 Religious and Secular 276 First acted Secular Dramas 277 Their Character 278 Portuguese Theatre 282 Gil Vicente 282 Writes partly in Spanish 283 Auto of Cassandra 285 O Viudo 289 Other Dramas 290 His Poetical Character 292 CHAPTER XV. THE EARLY DRAMA CONCLUDED. Slow Progress of the Drama 293 Escriva 293 Villalobos 294 Question de Amor 294 Torres Naharro 295 His Propaladia 295 His Eight Dramas 296 His Dramatic Theory 296 La Trofea 298 La Hymenea 299 Intriguing Story and Buffoon 301 His Versification 303 His Plays acted 304 No Popular Drama founded 305 CHAPTER XVI. PROVENÇAL LITERATURE IN SPAIN. Provence 306 Its Language 307 Connection with Catalonia 308 With Aragon 309 Provençal Poetry 310 Its Character 311 In Catalonia and Aragon 312 War of the Albigenses 312 Provençal Poetry under Peter the Second 313 Under Jayme the Conqueror 314 His Chronicle 315 Ramon Muntaner 318 His Chronicle 318 Provençal Poetry decays 322 CHAPTER XVII.