Chapter XXXIII: Romantic Fiction.--Prose Pastorals

Romances of Chivalry 38
Changed Taste 39
Seen in Pastoral Fictions 39
Shepherd’s Life in Spain 39
Sannazaro in Italy 40
Montemayor 41
His Diana Enamorada 41
Continued by Perez 43
And by Gil Polo 44
Antonio de Lo Frasso 45
Luis Galvez de Montalvo 46
His Fílida 46
Cervantes 47
Bartolomé de Enciso 47
Bovadilla 48
Bernardo de la Vega 48
Lope de Vega 49
Bernardo de Balbuena 49
His Siglo de Oro 49
Suarez de Figueroa 50
His Amaryllis and Pastor Fido 50
Adorno, Botelho 51
Quintana, Cuevas 51
Corral, Saavedra 51
Popularity of Pastorals 52
Their Incongruities 53
Their Foundation 54
Their Failure 54