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I. THE CID 1

II. THE ARCHPRIEST OF HITA 25

III. THE LITERARY COURT OF JUAN II. 55

IV. THE _ROMANCERO_ 77

V. THE LIFE OF CERVANTES 120

VI. THE WORKS OF CERVANTES 142

VII. LOPE DE VEGA 163

VIII. CALDERÓN 184

IX. THE DRAMATIC SCHOOL OF CALDERÓN 184

X. MODERN SPANISH NOVELISTS 231

INDEX 252