Legends & Romances of Spain

by Lewis Spence

• [Preface] [6]
• [Contents] [8]
• [Illustrations] [10]
• [Chapter I: The Sources of Spanish Romance] [11]
  • [The Cradle of Spanish Song] [13]
  • [Roman and Visigoth] [14]
  • [The Romance Tongues of Spain] [16]
  • [The Rise of Castilian] [19]
  • [Southward Spread of Castilian] [20]
  • [The Literary Development of Castilian] [23]
  • [The Poetical Courts of Castile] [24]
  • [The Rise of Romance] [25]
  • [Castilian Opposition to the Chansons de Gestes] [28]
  • [The Cantares de Gesta] [30]
  • [The Chronicles] [31]
  • [The Ballads] [31]
  • [The Heyday of Romance] [34]
  • [Possible Moorish Influence on Spanish Romance] [38]
  • [Arabic Poetry] [39]
  • [Moorish ‘Fashion’ in Spanish Romance] [43]
  • [The Type of Spanish Romance] [45]
• [Chapter II: The “Cantares de Gesta” and the “Poema del Cid”] [48]
  • [The Singers of Old Spain] [49]
  • [The Story of Bernaldo de Carpio] [51]
  • [The “Poema del Cid”] [54]
  • [Its Only Manuscript] [54]
  • [Its Authorship Unknown] [55]
  • [Other Cantares of the Cid] [56]
  • [Metre of the “Poema del Cid”] [57]
  • [The Poem Opens] [59]
  • [Money-lending in the Eleventh Century] [60]
  • [Donna Ximena] [61]
  • [The Taking of Alcocer] [63]
  • [The Combat with the Moorish King] [65]
  • [The War with Raymond Berenger] [68]
  • [The Cid Makes War Seaward] [70]
  • [The Cid Welcomes his Family] [73]
  • [The Battle with King Bucar] [74]
  • [The Cid’s Daughters Wed] [75]
  • [The Adventure of the Lion] [76]
  • [A ‘Secret Service’ Story of “The Cid”] [77]
  • [The Fighting Bishop] [78]
  • [The Infantes’ Revenge] [80]
  • [The Court at Toledo] [81]
  • [Redress by Combat] [83]
  • [Enter Asur González] [83]
  • [The Trial by Combat] [85]
  • [The Real Cid] [88]
• [Chapter III: “Amadis de Gaul”] [90]
  • [Origin of the “Amadis” Romances] [92]
  • [Elisena and Perion] [94]
  • [The Birth and Casting Away of Amadis] [96]
  • [Perion’s Dream] [99]
  • [Oriana] [101]
  • [Amadis Goes on Adventure] [103]
  • [Lisuarte’s Vow] [107]
  • [The Firm Island] [108]
  • [Amadis Passes the Archway] [112]
  • [Oriana’s Cruelty] [114]
  • [The Poor Rock] [116]
  • [Oriana Repentant] [120]
  • [Amadis Slays Famongomadan] [123]
  • [Amadis Quarrels with Lisuarte] [126]
  • [‘The Greek Knight’] [129]
  • [War with Lisuarte] [131]
  • [The Treachery of Archelaus] [134]
  • [The Wedding of Amadis and Oriana] [136]
• [Chapter IV: The Sequels to “Amadis de Gaul”] [139]
  • [Lisuarte of Greece] [147]
  • [Amadis of Greece] [150]
  • [Florisel of Niquea] [156]
  • [Agesilan of Colchos] [162]
  • [Silvio de la Selva] [165]
• [Chapter V: The Palmerin Romances] [169]
  • [Palmerin de Oliva] [169]
  • [The Fairy Damsels] [171]
  • [The Quest for Trineus] [176]
  • [Primaleón] [177]
  • [Palmerin of England] [179]
  • [The Castle of Almaurol] [182]
  • [Cervantes’ Eulogy] [184]
• [Chapter VI: Catalonian Romances] [187]
  • [Partenopex de Blois] [187]
  • [The Mysterious Castle] [189]
  • [The Type of ‘Partenopex’] [192]
  • [Tirante the White] [193]
  • [The Hermit Earl] [195]
• [Chapter VII: Roderic, Last of the Goths] [201]
  • [Roderic’s Fate] [204]
  • [Satan’s Stratagem] [209]
  • [The Death of Roderic] [211]
• [Chapter VIII: “Calaynos the Moor” “Gayferos” and “Count Alarcos”] [213]
  • [Calaynos] [213]
  • [Gayferos] [215]
  • [Count Alarcos] [218]
• [Chapter IX: The Romanceros or Ballads] [222]
  • [The “Cancionero General”] [225]
  • [The “Romancero General”] [226]
  • [The Maiden Tribute] [228]
  • [Count Fernán González] [229]
  • [The Infantes of Lara] [231]
  • [The Wedding of the Lady Theresa] [235]
  • [Garcia Pérez de Vargas] [236]
  • [Pedro the Cruel] [237]
  • [The Moor Reduan] [243]
• [Chapter X: The Romanceros or Ballads—continued] [245]
  • [Don Alonzo de Aguilar] [245]
  • [Moorish Ballads] [249]
  • [The Zegris’ Bride] [250]
  • [The Bridal of Andella] [251]
  • [Zara’s Earrings] [252]
  • [Romantic Ballads] [253]
  • [Count Arnaldos] [256]
• [Chapter XI: Moorish Romances of Spain] [263]
  • [The Arabian Astrologer] [264]
  • [Cleomades and Claremond] [276]
  • [The Three Beautiful Princesses] [284]
  • [The Story of Prince Ahmed] [292]
  • [The Paynim’s Promise] [302]
  • [The Dream of King Alfonso] [306]
  • [The Prince who Changed Crowns] [313]
  • [Fernando Makes Comparison] [320]
  • [Fernando Meets his “Double”] [327]
• [Chapter XII: Tales of Spanish Magic and Sorcery] [333]
  • [The Religion of Witchcraft] [334]
  • [The Story of Dr Torralva] [335]
  • [Moorish Magic] [341]
  • [Astrology] [342]
  • [The Dean of Santiago] [344]
  • [Spectres and Apparitions] [346]
• [Chapter XIII: Humorous Romances of Spain] [351]
  • [Cervantes’ “Don Quixote”] [351]
  • [The Figure of Don Quixote] [355]
  • [The Adventure at the Inn] [357]
  • [Don Quixote’s Love-Madness] [359]
  • [The Army of Sheep] [361]
  • [Mambrino’s Helmet] [364]
  • [The Adventure of the Windmills] [366]
  • [The Story of the Captive] [367]
  • [The Flight from Algiers] [375]
  • [The Growth of Cervantes] [378]
  • [The Second Part of “Don Quixote”] [380]
  • [Lazarillo de Tormes] [382]
  • [Guzman de Alfarache] [387]
  • [Guzman as Scullion] [391]
  • [Tormented by Devils] [396]
  • [Guzman Joins the Beggars of Rome] [396]
  • [Guzman Cheats a Banker] [399]
  • [Conclusion] [404]
• [Short Bibliography of Works in English dealing with Spanish Romance] [406]

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Related Library of Congress catalog page: [20026986].

Related Open Library catalog page (for source): [OL7137530M].

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