The Literature that existed in Spain from the Accession of the Austrian Family to its Extinction, or from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the End of the Seventeenth.
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HISTORY
OF
SPANISH LITERATURE.
SECOND PERIOD.
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CHAPTER VII.
Theatre. — Influence of the Church and the Inquisition. — Mysteries. — Castillejo, Oliva, Juan de Paris, and Others. — Popular Demands for Dramatic Literature. — Lope de Rueda. — His Life, Comedias, Coloquios, Pasos, and Dialogues in Verse. — His Character as Founder of the Popular Drama in Spain. — Juan de Timoneda.