This study provides a fresh assessment of Spanish Romanticism through a sympathetic appraisal of its literary theory and criticism. It identifies the origins of Spanish Romantic thought in the theories of German Romantic thinkers, in particular Herder's historicism. The range of reference, from the articles of B hl von Faber to the judgments made by Ca ete and Valera is counterpointed by the detail of close readings of books and articles published...