The sixteenth century--Gil Vicente’s first play (1502)--The year and place of his birth--His life--Poet and goldsmith--His _autos_--Types sketched in his _farsas_--Devotional plays, comedies and tragicomedies--Origin of the drama in Portugal--Enzina’s influence on Vicente--French influence--Other Spanish writers--Traditional satire--Number of Vicente’s plays--Their character and that of their author--His patriotism and serious purpose--His achievement and influence in Spain and Portugal. § 2. _Lyric and Bucolic Poets_ 132 Bernardim Ribeiro--Cristovam Falcão--Sá de Miranda--D. Manuel de Portugal--Diogo Bernardez--Frei Agostinho da Cruz--Antonio Ferreira--Andrade Caminha--Sá de Meneses--Falcão de Resende--Jorge de Montemôr--Fernam Alvarez do Oriente--Faria e Sousa--Francisco Rodriguez Lobo. § 3. _The Drama_ 156 Gil Vicente’s successors--Anonymous plays--Afonso Alvarez--Antonio Ribeiro Chiado--Balthasar Diaz--Anrique Lopez--Jorge Pinto--Antonio Prestes--Jeronimo Ribeiro Soarez--Simão Machado--Francisco Vaz--Gil Vicente de Almeida--Frei Antonio da Estrella--Classical drama: Sá de Miranda--Antonio Ferreira--Camões--Jorge Ferreira de Vasconcellos. § 4. _Luis de Camões_ 174 Family of Camões--His birth and education--In North Africa--In India--Return to Portugal--Last years and death--Camões as epic and lyric poet--The _Lusiads_--Its critics--His greatness--Influence on the language--His _Parnasso_--Camões and Petrarca--Later epic poets--Corte Real--Pereira Brandão--Francisco de Andrade. § 5. _The Historians_ 190 Historians of India--Alvaro Velho --Lopez de Castanheda--Barros--Couto--Corrêa--Bras de Albuquerque--Antonio Galvam--Special narratives--Gaspar Fructuoso--Frei Bernardo de Brito--Francisco de Andrade--Osorio--Bernardo da Cruz--Jeronimo de Mendoça--Miguel de Moura--Duarte Nunez de Leam--Damião de Goes--André de Resende--Manuel Severim de Faria--Faria e Sousa. § 6. _Quinhentista Prose_ 217 Vivid prose--_Historia Tragico-Maritima_. Travels: Duarte Barbosa--Francisco Alvarez--Gaspar da Cruz--Frei João dos Santos--Tenreiro--Mestre Afonso--Frei Gaspar de S. Bernardino--Manuel Godinho--Fernam Mendez Pinto--Garcia da Orta--Pedro Nunez--Duarte Pacheco--D. João de Castro--Afonso de Albuquerque--Soropita--Rodriguez Silveira--Fernandez Ferreira--Francisco de Hollanda--Gonçalo Fernandez Trancoso--Francisco de Moraes. § 7. _Religious and Mystic Writers_ 235 Mysticism--Frei Heitor Pinto--Arraez--Frei Thomé de Jesus--Frei Luis de Sousa--Lucena--Preachers: Paiva de Andrade--Fernandez Galvão--Feo--Luz--Calvo--Veiga--Ceita--Lisboa--Almeida--Alvarez--Samuel Usque--Frei Antonio das Chagas--Manuel Bernardes. IV. 1580-1706.