DES YIEUX AUTEURS CASTILLANS VII

Extrait de l'ouvrage de Tic/mor : History of s])anîsh literature third american édition. Boston 1864 t. m p. 461.

Le comte Th. de Puymaigre published at Metz and Paris « Les vieux auteurs Castillans » 2 vols S» ; it is occupied entirely ■\vith the oldest literature of Spain, hai'dly coming- beIo\v Lopez do Ayala, except in the case ot' the Ballads. In man^' respects it ressembles the Darstellung der spanischen literatur im inittelalter, von Ludwig Clarus, a pseudonyme for "Wilhem Volk. But in one respect they notably differ. The German Avriter is one of the earnest mystics in the catholic church of our time and carries his religions feelings into his discussion of the earlier spanish literature, while count Puymaigre writes with strong good sensé and philosophical composture. I ■«•as never able to make use of the work of Clarus, which i read carrefuly as soon at it was published in 1846, becanse its discussion of the carliest monuments of spanish literature was almost entirely drawn from the boocks themrelves, -which, as the were no less open to me thon to him. I was equally bound to examine and judge. And if the same is to a large but not to an equal degree, true of count Puymaigre, it should be added that he is much more hislorical in his Avay of ■uriting tlian Clarus, and takes wider comparative views, so that he comes, as it seems to me, to safer and more satisfastory results.