CHAPTER II. THE SPANISH LEARNED POETS.

The starting-point of the classic school--The natural influence of Italy--Prevalence of the classic school--Its aristocratic spirit--What was imitated from the Italians--Its technique and matter--Artificiality of the work of the school--Boscan--Garcilaso--Their immediate followers--The schools of Salamanca and Seville--Góngora and Góngorism--The epics--The _Araucana_--The _Lusiads_ 30