Students and researchers of Spanish poetry and theatre from 1830 to 1854 will find this book invaluable in gaining a personal perspective on Spanish history, authors, and their literary tertulias, journals, poetry, and dramas. James Dunlop's critical edition of Juicio Critico makes available an updated version of the scarce 1854 original in which Juan Martinez Villergas offered his candid opinions of twenty poets and dramatists of his day, including Breton, Martinez de la Rosa, Garcia Gutierrez, Hartzenbusch, Zorrilla, Rivas, Mesonero Romanos, Campoamor, and Gomez de Avellaneda.
