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The Works of Garcilasso de la Vega, Surnamed the Prince of Castilian Poets, Translated into English Verse: With a Critical and Historical Essay on Spanish Poetry and a Life of the Author

Name: The Works of Garcilasso de la Vega, Surnamed the Prince of Castilian Poets, Translated into English Verse: With a Critical and Historical Essay on Spanish Poetry and a Life of the Author
Author: Garcilaso de la Vega

by Garcilaso de la Vega

Level C1 · AdvancedHistoricalPoetry17 chapters

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Explore the rich evolution of Castilian poetry through English verse translations, a critical historical essay, and the life of a revered Spanish poet, revealing the cultural shifts and literary influences shaping Spain’s golden age of letters.

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17 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

01THE WORKS OF GARCILASSO DE LA VEGA, ETC. ETC. · Ch.1Free

02PREFACE.

03CONTENTS.

04CHAPTER I. OF THE ORIGIN OF SPANISH POETRY, AND ITS PROGRESS TO JUAN DE MENA.

05CHAPTER II. OF SPANISH POETRY TO THE TIME OF GARCILASSO.

06CHAPTER III. FROM GARCILASSO TO THE ARGENSÓLAS.

07CHAPTER IV. FROM THE ARGENSÓLAS AND OTHER POETS TO GONGÓRA.

08CHAPTER V. OF GÓNGORA, QUEVEDO, AND THEIR IMITATORS.

09CHAPTER VI. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS; RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF GOOD TASTE.

10LIFE OF GARCILASSO.

11VERSES ON THE DEATH OF GARCILASSO.

12ECLOGUES.

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