TY  - BOOK
AU  - Menéndez y Pelayo,Marcelino
TI  - Orígenes de la novela,  Tomo I
AV  - PQ 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Spanish fiction -- History and criticism
N1  - Release date is 2023-02-17; Andrés V. Galia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries); Originally published; Spain: Casa editorial Bailly-Bailliére, 1905
N2  - "Orígenes de la novela, Tomo I" by Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo is a historical treatise written in the early 20th century. The work explores the origins and evolution of the Spanish novel, tracing its development from ancient classical literature through the Middle Ages and into the rise of the modern novel. This publication aims to highlight significant works and authors that contributed to the genre over time.  The opening of this scholarly work begins with a series of notes outlining the transcription standards used for the text, addressing formatting and orthographic rules based on the Real Academia Española. Following this, Menéndez y Pelayo introduces the book's primary thesis, emphasizing the importance of understanding the historical context and literary heritage that shaped the Spanish novel, particularly before the time of Cervantes. He mentions key works and authors that laid the groundwork for the genre, setting the stage for a comprehensive examination of its evolution in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/orgenesdelanov01menuoft/page/2/mode/2up
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70058
ER  -