State of Literary Parties 285 Melendez Valdes 285 His Works 287 His Exile and Death 291 Gonzalez 293 Forner 294 Iglesias 294 Cienfuegos 295 Jovellanos 297 Connected with Melendez 298 His Political Services 299 His Exiles 300 His Share in the Revolution 301 His Death 303 His Character 304 Muñoz 305 Escoiquiz 306 Moratin the Younger 307 His Relations to Godoy 308 Quintana 309 CHAPTER VI. THE THEATRE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Important Movement 312 Translations from the French 312 Cañizares, Torres, Lobo 313 Lower Classes rule 313 The old Court-yards 314 The new Theatres 314 The Opera 315 Castro, Añerbe, Montiano 316 The Virginia and Athaulpho 317 Translations from the French 318 The Petimetra of Moratin the Elder 318 His Hormesinda 319 His Guzman el Bueno 319 Cadahalso 319 Sebastian y Latre 320 Yriarte, Melendez 321 Ayala 321 Huerta 322 Jovellanos 323 Autos suppressed 324 Low State of the Theatre 325 Ramon de la Cruz 326 Sedano, Lassala, Cortés 329 Cienfuegos, Huerta 329 Discussions 330 Valladares, Zavala 331 Comella 332 Moratin the Younger 333 Patronized by Godoy 334 His first Play 335 His Nueva Comedia 336 His Baron and Mogigata 337 His Sí de las Niñas 338 His Translations 339 State of the Drama 340 Actors of Note 340