Legends & Romances of Spain

About this eBook

Author

Spence, Lewis, 1874-1955

Credits

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg.

Language

English

LoC Class

PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Subject

Ballads, Spanish

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38530

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38530

Release Date

January 8, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Preface
3. 3.Contents
4. 4.Illustrations
5. 5.Chapter I: The Sources of Spanish Romance — The Cradle of Spanish Song — Roman and Visigoth — The Romance Tongues of Spain — The Rise of Castilian — Southward Spread of Castilian — The Literary Development of Castilian — The Poetical Courts of Castile — The Rise of Romance — Castilian Opposition to the Chansons de Gestes — The Cantares de Gesta — The Chronicles — The Ballads — The Heyday of Romance — Possible Moorish Influence on Spanish Romance — Arabic Poetry — Moorish ‘Fashion’ in Spanish Romance — The Type of Spanish Romance
6. 6.Chapter II: The “Cantares de Gesta” and the “Poema del Cid” — The Singers of Old Spain — The Story of Bernaldo de Carpio — The “Poema del Cid” — Its Only Manuscript — Its Authorship Unknown — Other Cantares of the Cid — Metre of the “Poema del Cid” — The Poem Opens — Money-lending in the Eleventh Century — Donna Ximena — The Taking of Alcocer — The Combat with the Moorish King — The War with Raymond Berenger — The Cid Makes War Seaward — The Cid Welcomes his Family — The Battle with King Bucar — The Cid’s Daughters Wed — The Adventure of the Lion — A ‘Secret Service’ Story of “The Cid” — The Fighting Bishop — The Infantes’ Revenge — The Court at Toledo — Redress by Combat — Enter Asur González — The Trial by Combat — The Real Cid
7. 7.Chapter III: “Amadis de Gaul” — Origin of the “Amadis” Romances — Elisena and Perion — The Birth and Casting Away of Amadis — Perion’s Dream — Oriana — Amadis Goes on Adventure — Lisuarte’s Vow — The Firm Island — The Firm Island — Amadis Passes the Archway — Oriana’s Cruelty — The Poor Rock — Oriana Repentant — Amadis Slays Famongomadan — Amadis Quarrels with Lisuarte — ‘The Greek Knight’ — War with Lisuarte — The Treachery of Archelaus — The Wedding of Amadis and Oriana
8. 8.Chapter IV: The Sequels to “Amadis de Gaul” — Lisuarte of Greece — Amadis of Greece — Florisel of Niquea — Agesilan of Colchos — Silvio de la Selva
9. 9.Chapter V: The Palmerin Romances — Palmerin de Oliva — The Fairy Damsels — The Quest for Trineus — Primaleón — Palmerin of England — The Castle of Almaurol — Cervantes’ Eulogy
10. 10.Chapter VI: Catalonian Romances — Partenopex de Blois — The Mysterious Castle — The Type of ‘Partenopex’ — Tirante the White — The Hermit Earl
11. 11.Chapter VII: Roderic, Last of the Goths — Roderic’s Fate — Satan’s Stratagem — The Death of Roderic
12. 12.Chapter VIII: “Calaynos the Moor” “Gayferos” and “Count Alarcos” — Calaynos — Gayferos — Count Alarcos
13. 13.Chapter IX: The Romanceros or Ballads — The “Cancionero General” — The “Romancero General” — The Maiden Tribute — Count Fernán González — The Infantes of Lara — The Wedding of the Lady Theresa — Garcia Pérez de Vargas — Pedro the Cruel — The Moor Reduan
14. 14.Chapter X: The Romanceros or Ballads— continued — Don Alonzo de Aguilar — Moorish Ballads — The Zegris’ Bride — The Bridal of Andella — Zara’s Earrings — Romantic Ballads — Count Arnaldos
15. 15.Chapter XI: Moorish Romances of Spain — The Arabian Astrologer — Cleomades and Claremond — The Three Beautiful Princesses — The Story of Prince Ahmed — The Paynim’s Promise — The Dream of King Alfonso — The Prince who Changed Crowns — Fernando Makes Comparison — Fernando Meets his “Double”
16. 16.Chapter XII: Tales of Spanish Magic and Sorcery — The Religion of Witchcraft — The Story of Dr Torralva — Moorish Magic — Astrology — The Dean of Santiago — Spectres and Apparitions
17. 17.Chapter XIII: Humorous Romances of Spain — Cervantes’ “Don Quixote” — The Figure of Don Quixote — The Adventure at the Inn — Don Quixote’s Love-Madness — The Army of Sheep — Mambrino’s Helmet — The Adventure of the Windmills — The Story of the Captive — The Flight from Algiers — The Growth of Cervantes — The Second Part of “Don Quixote” — Lazarillo de Tormes — Guzman de Alfarache — Guzman as Scullion — Tormented by Devils — Guzman Joins the Beggars of Rome — Guzman Cheats a Banker — Conclusion
18. 18.Short Bibliography of Works in English dealing with Spanish Romance
19. 19.Table of Contents
20. 20.Colophon — Availability — Encoding — Revision History — External References — Corrections

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