In Spanish. This volume, while including many of the usual anthology pieces from Spanish poetry, provides a sampling of the major genres of poetry associated with Spain’s older literary traditions, omitting only the classical epic. In addition to English prose translations, this collection also includes a seventeen-page introduction intended to define the genres and to indicate briefly the lines along which they developed.

Includes selections from these poets of the Renaissance: Juan Boscán, Cristóbal de Castillejo, Garcilaso de la Vega, Gutierre de Cetina, Francisco de la Torre, Hernando de Acuña, Fray Luis de León, Baltasar del Alcázar, Fernando de Herrera, Francisco de Aldana, and San Juan de la Cruz. Includes selections from these Baroque poets: Lupercio & Bartolomé L. de Argensola, Luis de Góngora, Lope de Vega, Juan de Arguijo, Francisco de Medrano, Rodrigo Caro, Andrés Fernández de Andrada, Pedro Espinosa, Francisco de Quevedo, Francisco de Rioja, Esteban Manuel de Villegas, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.