Modern Spanish Lyrics

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Title: Modern Spanish Lyrics
Author: Various
Editor: Elijah Clarence Hills And S. Griswold Morley
Release Date: June 14, 2005 [EBook #16059]
Language: English
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MODERN SPANISH
LYRICS
_EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND
VOCABULARY_

BY

ELIJAH CLARENCE HILLS, PH. D., LITT.D.
Professor of Romance Languages in Colorado College
AND
S. GRISWOLD MORLEY, PH. D.
University of Colorado
NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

1913
Page iii
PREFACE
The present volume aims to furnish American students of?Spanish with a convenient selection of the Castilian?lyrics best adapted to class reading. It was the intention?of the editors to include no poem which did not possess?distinct literary value. On the other hand, some of the?most famous Spanish lyrics do not seem apt to awaken the?interest of the average student: it is for this reason?that scholars will miss the names of certain eminent poets?of the siglo de oro. The nineteenth century, hardly?inferior in merit and nearer to present-day readers in?thought and language, is much more fully represented.?No apology is needed for the inclusion of poems by?Spanish-American writers, for they will bear comparison?both in style and thought with the best work from the?mother Peninsula.
The Spanish poems are presented chronologically, according?to the dates of their authors. The Spanish-American poems?are arranged according to countries and chronologically?within those divisions. Omissions are indicated by rows of?dots and are due in all cases to the necessity of bringing?the material within the limits of a small volume. Three?poems (the Fiesta de toros of Morat��n, the _Castellano?leal_ of Rivas and the Leyenda of Zorrilla) are more?narrative than lyric. The romances selected are Page iv the most lyrical of their kind. A few songs have been?added to illustrate the relation of poetry to music.
The editors have been constantly in consultation in all?parts of the work, but the preparation of the Prosody,?the Notes (including articles on Spanish-American?literature) and the part of the Introduction dealing?with the nineteenth century, was undertaken by Mr. Hills,?while Mr. Morley had in charge the Introduction prior?to 1800, and the Vocabulary. Aid has been received from?many sources. Special thanks are due to Professor J.D.M.?Ford and Dr. A.F. Whittem of Harvard University, Don?Ricardo Palma of Peru, Don Rub��n Dar��o of Nicaragua, Don?Rufino Blanco-Fombona of Venezuela, Professor Carlos?Bransby of the University of California, and Dr. Alfred?Coester of Brooklyn, N.Y.
E.C.H.
S.G.M.
Page v
CONTENTS
PREFACE?INTRODUCTION:
I. Spanish Lyric Poetry to 1800?II. Spanish Lyric Poetry of the Nineteenth Century?III. Spanish Versification
ESPA?A
ROMANCES:?Aben��mar?Fonte-frida?El conde Arnaldos?La constancia?El amante desdichado?El prisionero?VINCENTE (GIL) (1470-1540?)?Canci��n?TERESA DE JES��S (SANTA) (1515-1582)?Letrilla (que llevaba por registro en su breviario)?LE��N (FRAY LUIS DE) (1527-1591)?Vida retirada?AN��NIMO?�� Cristo crucificado?VEGA (LOPE DE) (1562-1635)?Canci��n de la Virgen?Ma?ana?QUEVEDO (FRANCISCO DE) (1580-1645)?Ep��stola sat��rica al conde de Olivares?Letrilla sat��rica?VILLEGAS (ESTEBAN MANUEL DE) (1589-1669)?Cantilena: De un pajarillo?CALDER��N DE LA BARCA (PEDRO) (1600-1681)?"Estas que fueron pompa y alegr��a,"?Consejo de Crespo �� su hijo?GONZ��LEZ (FRAY DIEGO) (1733-1794)?El murci��lago alevoso page vi MORAT��N (NICOL��S F. DE) (1737-1780)?Fiesta de toros en Madrid?JOVELLANOS (GASPAR M. DE) (1744-1811)?�� Arnesto?MEL��NDEZ VALD��S (JUAN) (1754-1817)?Rosana en los fuegos?QUINTANA (MANUEL JOS��) (1772-1857)?Oda �� Espa?a, despu��s de la revoluci��n de marzo?SOL��S (DIONISIO) (1774-1834)?La pregunta de la ni?a?GALLEGO (JUAN NICASIO) (1777-1853)?El Dos de Mayo?MART��NEZ DE LA ROSA (FRANCISCO) (1787-1862)?El nido?RIVAS (DUQUE DE) (1791-1865)?Un castellano leal?AROLAS (PADRE JUAN)