Chapitre I. Division of the subject.- origin of spanish literature in times of great trouble.

Chapitre II. First appearance of the spanish as a written language.- poem of the cid...............
Chapitre III. Alfonso the wise.- his life.- his letter to Perez de Guzman.- his cāntigas in the galician...............
Chapitre IV. Juan lorenzo segura.- confusion of ancient and modern manners.- the Alexandro, its story and merits...............
Chapitre V. Alfonso the eleventh.- treatise on hunting.- poetical chronicle.- beneficiary of ubeda..........
Chapitre VI. Four classes of the more popular early literature.- first class, ballads.- oldest form of castilian poetry.........
Chapitre VII. Ballads on subjects connected with chivalry.- ballads from spanish history..................................
Chapitre VIII. Second class.- chronicles.- origin.- royal chronicles.- general chronicle by Alfonso the tenth.................
Chapitre IX. Effects of the example of Alfonso the tenth.- chronicles of his own reign, and of the reigns of sancho............
Chapitre X. Chronicles of particular events.- the passo honroso.- the seguro de tordesillas...................
Chapitre XI. Third class.- romances of chivalry.- arthur.- charlemagne.- amadis de gaula..........
Chapitre XII. Other romances of chivalry.- lepolemo.- translations from the french.- religious romances...............
Chapitre XIII. Fourth class.- drama.- extinction of the greek and roman theatres.- religious origin of the modern drama.........
Chapitre XIV. Drama continued.- Juan de la Enzina.- his life and works.- his representaciones, and their character..............
Chapitre XV. Drama continued.- escrivas.- villalobos.- question de amor.- torres naharro, in italy.- his eight plays............

Chapitre XVI. Provencal literature in spain.- provence.- its barbarian conquerors.- origin of the provencal languge..
Chapitre XVII. Endeavors to revive the provencal spirit.- floral games at toulouse.- consistory of the gaya sciencia...
Chapitre XVIII. The provencal and courtly school in castilian literature.- partly influenced by the literature of italy.........
Chapitre XIX. The marquis of Santillana.- his life.- his tendency to imitate the italian and the provencal..................
Chapitre XX. Progress of the castilian language.- poets of the time of John the second.- Villasandino......................
Chapitre XXI. Family of the manriques.- Pedro, Rodrigo, Gomez, and Jorge.- coplas of the last.- the urreas.- Juan de Padilla.

Chapitre XXII. Prose writers.- Juan de Lucena.- Alfonso de la Torre.- Diego de Almela.- Alonso Ortiz.- Fernando del Pulgar......

Chapitre XXIII. The cancioneros of Baena, Estuņiga, and Martinez de Burgos.- the cancioneros general of castillo................
Chapitre XXIV. Spanish intolerance.- the inquisition.- persecution of jews and moors............

Chapitre I. Periods of literary success and national glory.- Charles the fifth.- hopes of universal empiere.- luther............
Cgapiotre II. Low state of letters about the year 1500.- influence ofitaly.- conquests of Charles the fifth.....................
Chapitre III. Imitations of the italian manner.- acuņa.- cetina.- opposition to it.- castillejo.- Antonio de Villegas...........

Chapitre IV. Diego Hurtado de Mendoza.- his family.- his Lazarillo de Tōrmes, and its imitations................