Abstract
This paper examines the use of authors and literary exemplification in the Spanish grammar, through the case of Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre facilement et en peu de temps la langue espagnole (NME) by Claude Lancelot (1660). Specifically, we focus on the influence of literary criticism, which is often detectable in the history of Spanish grammar. We conserve traces of this influence: two letters sent by Jean Chapelain to the grammarian of Port Royal. After analyzing the NME, we can conclude that Lancelot is well advised, not only by the literary criticism but also by poetic sources (Arte poética española, Rengifo 1592) and grammatical sources (La Parfaicte Methode, Charpentier 1596). Apart from these influences, Lancelot makes room for his own esthetic ideas: he likes religious authors as Rivadeneyra, Fray Luis de Granada or Juan de Ávila, and he knows about Gracián’s success.
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