Legends & Romances of Spain

Table of Contents

• 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