The unity of Spanish literature--Limits of treatment--A prevailing characteristic--The division into native and imitative--The inheritance from the fifteenth century--Spanish verse--The _Cancioneros_--The romances--The _Romanceros_--The quality of this poetry--Spain and Italy--The _Diálogo de la Lengua_--Prose of the early sixteenth century--The influence of the Inquisition 1 The starting-point of the classic school--The natural influence of Italy--Prevalence of the classic school--Its aristocratic spirit--What was imitated from the Italians--Its technique and matter--Artificiality of the work of the school--Boscan--Garcilaso--Their immediate followers--The schools of Salamanca and Seville-…
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