Spanish and Portuguese Romances of Chivalry

Henry Thomas, Thomas

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781138982727
• eBook ISBN:
  9781136200427
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literary Criticism
• Index: Literature

First Published in 2005. This book provides a comprehensive review of a remarkable popular literary movement which began in the Spanish Peninsula about the turn of the fifteenth century, spread over western Europe, including England, and having flourished and exercised a considerable influence for some time, died out so completely as to be almost forgotten. Many of the romances created by the movement are now extremely rare and so they are presented here in one volume for the benefit of scholars and general readers alike.

INDEX

A., L., 247, 256

Adams, W. D., 297 nn. 2, 3

Aggas, E., 217 n. 3

Aguero, J., de Trasmiera, 97

Agustobrica, 99

Alberti, L. B., 168 n. 1

Alcala, Fr. Jaime de, 177

Aldee, E., 253, 310

Aletiphilo, L., 184 n. 1

Alfonso, Infante of Portugal, 58

—— the Learned, 10, 17, 22, 24

Algaba, Jacob ben Moses of, 61

Aljubarrota, battle of, 51, 56

Almazan, A. de, 168 n. 1

Alquife, 69–74

Alvaro, maestre, 136

Amadis de Gaula, not the first romance of chivalry printed in Spain, but starts a revival, 4, 41, 42; approved by Cervantes, 4, 41; editions, 32, 41, 42, 63, 64; authorship, 42; old originals, 42, 43, 51–59; chronology and geography, 43; the plot, 44–47; indebted to Celtic and Charlemagne romances, 48; character of the story, 48–51; early references to the theme, 53–57; the Briolanja episode, 57; the Hebrew version, 59–63, 241; continuations, 64–77; authorship of book xii. 77, 134, 309; ballads, plays and poems based on the series, 78, 79, 149; stories of its popularity, 79–82, 149; in the New World, 82; praised by M. de Medina, 83; rivalled by the Palmerins, 89, 90, 109; mentioned by A. de Fuentes, 90 n. 1; imitations, 119, 147 n. 1; reminiscence in Felix Magno, 135: criticised and praised by J. de Valdes, 154; praised by Lope de Vega, 154; and by A. Lopez Pinciano, 155; criticised by G. Fernandez de Oriedo y Valdes, 156; by P. Mexia, 157–59; by A. de Ulloa, 159; by J. L. Vives, 161–64, 263; by F. Cervantes de Salazar, 164–66; by A. Vanegas de Busto, 166–68; by J. Sanchez Valdes de la Plata, 168; by A. de Guevara, 169; by M. Cano, 170; by P. Malon de Chaide, 174–76; imitated in religious romances, 176, 177; chap-book reprints, 179; early appearance in Italy, 181–83; influence on Ariosto and B. Tasso, 183; Italian translations and continuations, 188–91; references in early Italian literature, 193, 194; praised by T. Tasso, 195; condemned by O. Landi, 196; by G. Muzio, 197; by L. Lollini, 198; and by A. Pac...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title
• Copyright
• Preface
• Contents
• I.  The Romance of Chivalry in the Spanish Peninsula Before the Year 1500
• II.  Amadis De Gaula and its Continuations
• III.  The Palmerin Romances
• IV.  Smaller Groups and Isolated Romances
• V.  The Prevalence and the Decline of the New Romances in the Spanish Peninsula
• VI.  The Extension of the New Romances on the Continent
• VII.  The New Chivalresque Romances in England
• I.  Leandro El Bel
• II.  Anthony Munday and Lazarus Pyott
• Bibliography
• Index