JORGE DE MONTEMAYOR
\hˈɔːhe͡ɪ də mˈɒntɪmˌe͡ə], \hˈɔːheɪ də mˈɒntɪmˌeə], \h_ˈɔː_h_eɪ d_ə m_ˈɒ_n_t_ɪ_m_ˌeə]\
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A celebrated Spanish romance-writer and poet; born at Montemayor, Portugal, about 1520; died at Turin, Feb. 26, 1561. When a young man he was in the army; afterward, being a skillful musician, was attached to the traveling chapel of the prince of Spain (later Philip II.), visiting several countries, particularly Italy and Flanders. His principal work was the famous "Diana Enamorada" ("Diana in Love", 1542; latest ed. Madrid, 1795), the most popular Spanish pastoral romance since "Amadis of Gaul". It furnished the model for Sir Philip Sidney's "Arcadia". ("Works", Antwerp, 1554; several editions since.)
By Charles Dudley Warner
