CHAPTER V. SPANISH PROSE ROMANCE.

Pastorals and short stories--The original work of the Spaniard--The _Libros de Caballerías_--The _Amadis of Gaul_--Followers of _Amadis of Gaul_--Influence and character of these tales--The real cause of their decline--The character of the _Novelas de Pícaros_--The _Celestina_--_Lazarillo de Tormés_--_Guzman de Alfarache_--The followers of Mateo Aleman--Quevedo--Cervantes--His life--His work--The minor things--_Don Quixote_ 124