CATALONIAN AND VALENCIAN POETRY. Floral Games at Toulouse 326 Consistory of Barcelona 328 Poetry in Catalonia and Valencia 329 Ausias March 331 His Poetry 332 Jaume Roig 333 His Poetry 334 Decay of Catalonian Poetry 337 Decay of Valencian 338 Influence of Castile 338 Poetical Contest at Valencia 338 Valencians write in Castilian 340 Preponderance of Castile 340 Prevalence of the Castilian 343 CHAPTER XVIII. COURTLY SCHOOL IN CASTILE. Early Influence of Italy 346 Religious 347 Intellectual 348 Political and Commercial 349 Connection with Sicily 350 With Naples 351 Similarity in Languages 351 Italian Poets known in Spain 351 Reign of John the Second of Castile 352 His Poetical Court 354 Troubadours and Minnesingers 355 Poetry of John 356 Marquis of Villena 357 His Arte Cisoria 360 His Arte de Trobar 361 His Trabajos de Hércules 362 Macias el Enamorado 364 CHAPTER XIX. THE COURTLY SCHOOL CONTINUED. The Marquis of Santillana 366 Connected with Villena 370 Imitates the Provençals 371 Imitates the Italians 372 Writes in the Fashionable Style 373 His Comedieta de Ponza 375 His Proverbs 377 His Letter to the Constable of Portugal 378 His Character 378 Juan de Mena 379 Relations at Court 380 His Works 382 Poem on the Seven Deadly Sins 383 His Coronation 383 His Labyrinth 384 His Character 387 CHAPTER XX. COURTLY SCHOOL CONTINUED. Progress of the Language 389 Villasandino 391 Francisco Imperial 393 Other Poets 393 Prose-writers 394 Gomez de Cibdareal 395 His Letters 395 Perez de Guzman 398 His Friends the Cartagenas 399 His Poetry 400 His Generaciones y Semblanzas 401 CHAPTER XXI. THE MANRIQUES, THE URREAS, AND JUAN DE PADILLA.