311

St. Matthew, 26, vv. 60-61; St. Mark, 14, vv. 57-58.

312

At least as told in St. Mark, 16, vv. 1-8.

313

Some of my points have been touched on by Federico Sopeña Ibáñez in his Arte y sociedad en Galdós (Madrid, 1970) which came to my notice after this article had been written. His study, although interesting, is rather fragmentary and does not obviate the need for a more complete study.

314

Joaquín Casalduero, Vida y obra de Galdós (Madrid, 1951), p. 124.

315

José Yxart, «Ángel Guerra», España Moderna, III (sept. 1891).

316

For an excellent account of the relationship between the arts and religion in late nineteenth century England see Graham Hough, The Last Romantics (London, 1947).

317

Mario Praz, The Romantic Agony (Oxford, 1933).

318

Oscar Wilde, Plays, Prose Writings and Poems (London, Everyman's, 1945), p. 178.

319

Francisco Ruiz Ramón, Tres personajes galdosianos. Ensayo de aproximación a un mundo religioso y moral (Madrid, 1964), p. 94.

320

Ruiz Ramón, p. 93.