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Carles Riba Poetry Prize
The Carles Riba Poetry Prize (Catalan language, Catalan: ''Premi Carles Riba de poesia'') is a literary prize for Catalan-language works awarded by the Edicions Proa publishing house with funding by the Catalan Encyclopedia Foundation. The winning poem is selected from original, unpublished poems during the Literary Night of Saint Lucía, organized by the Òmnium Cultural association. It has an endowment of €5,000. The prize is a continuation of the Óssa Menor Prize, founded in 1950 by Josep Pedreira, editor of ''Els llibres de l'Óssa Menor''. The prize was named in honor of the poet Carles Riba after his death in 1959. Winners Óssa Menor Prize * 1950 - Pere Ribot, for ''Llengua de foc'' * 1951 - Joan Vinyoli, for ''Les hores retrobades'' * 1952 - Blai Bonet, for ''Cant espiritual'' * 1953 - Miquel Martí i Pol, for ''Paraules al vent'' * 1954 - Jordi Sarsanedas, for ''La Rambla de les Flors'' * 1955 - Joan Oliver i Sallarès, Pere Quart, for ''Terra de naufragis'' * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Language
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Catalan Countries". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. Etymology and pronunciation The word ''Catalan'' is derived from the territorial name of Catalonia, itself of disputed etymology. The main theory suggests that (Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
