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Josep Maria de Sagarra i de Castellarnau (
However, his main work developed in the field of literature, especially in theatre and poetry, that he wrote always in Catalan. He collaborated with assiduity in the press, especially in ''La publicidad'' and ''Mirador.'' It suits to remark also his work as a translator: the ''Divine comedy'' of
Josep Maria of Sagarra at LletrA, Catalan Literature Online (Open University of Catalonia).
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Barcelona
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, 5 March 1894 – 27 September 1961) was a Catalan-language writer from Barcelona, Catalonia.
Biography
Born inBarcelona
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in 1894, in the breast of a family of the Catalan nobility being son of the historian and sigilógrafo Fernando de Sagarra i de Siscar. He attended a Jesuit high school and studied law at the University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat de Barcelona, UB; ; es, link=no, Universidad de Barcelona) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, in Spain. With 63,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities i ...
, initially with the purpose of entering into a diplomatic career. However, he quickly decided to become a writer and at the age of 18 won a prize of poetry in the Floral Games
Floral Games were any of a series of historically related poetry contests with floral prizes. In Occitan, their original language, and Catalan they are known as ''Jocs florals'' (; modern Occitan: ''Jòcs florals'' , or ''floraus'' ). In French the ...
. He became a full-time journalist who worked as a correspondent in Germany and as a theatrical critic.
However, his main work developed in the field of literature, especially in theatre and poetry, that he wrote always in Catalan. He collaborated with assiduity in the press, especially in ''La publicidad'' and ''Mirador.'' It suits to remark also his work as a translator: the ''Divine comedy'' of Dante
Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...
, and the theatre of Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
, Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...
and Gogol. Part of his poetry was inspired by the popular chansonnier and by well-known ancient legends, what turned him into a very popular poet that, in many respects, occupied the place that had left empty Frederic Soler, Verdaguer, Guimerà
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or Maragall.
In 1955 he won the National Prize of Theatre for ''La Ferida Luminosa'', whose version in Spanish was made by José María Pemán
José María Pemán y Pemartín (8 May 1897 in Cadiz – 19 July 1981, Ibid.) was a Spanish journalist, poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, and monarchist intellectual.
Biography
Originally a student of law, he entered the literary world with ...
. In the last years of life he was a member of the Institute of Catalan Studies, the Academy of the Good Letters, General Council of Authors of Spain and the Board of the Big Cross of Alfonso X the Wise person. After a long illness, he died in Barcelona
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on September 27, 1961, and was laid to rest on the Cemetery of Montjuïc.
A good part of his works have been translated to several languages and some have been adapted to the cinema ( El cafè de la Marina and La herida luminosa
''The Wound of Light'' ('' es, La herida luminosa'') is a 1997 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Fernando Guillén, Mercedes Sampietro and Julia Gutiérrez Caba. The plot is based on a novel by Josep Maria de Sagarra. It was ...
). His poems Lluís Llach
Lluís Llach i Grande (; born 7 May 1948) is a Catalan singer-songwriter, novelist and politician from Spain. He is one of the main representatives of the ''nova cançó'' genre and an outspoken advocate of the right to self-determination of ...
, Guillermina Motta
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*Guillermina López Balbuena (born 1973), Mexican politician
*Guillermina Bravo (1920 – 2013), Mexican ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet director
*Guillermina Candel ...
and Ovidi Montllor
Ovidi Montllor (; 4 February 1942 in Alcoi, Spain – 10 March 1995 in Barcelona, Spain) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor.
Career
A native of Alcoi, at the age of 24 Montllor moved to Barcelona, where he was a member of various independ ...
, among others, were set to music.
Main works
Poetry
* (1914) * (1916) * , (1918) * , (1922) * , (1923) * , (1925) * , (1928), long poem in heroic verse * , (1933) * , (1936) * , (1938) * , (1950) * , traducción de Dante, (1950)Novel
* , (1919) * , (1929) * , (1932) Award winner Joan CrexellsAnthologies of newspaper articles
* , (1929) * , (1937) o (1946) * , (1959), in Spanish * , (1954) * "" (2001) * "" (2004)Theatre
* (1918) * (1921) * (1922) * (1923) * (1923) * (1925) * , (1928), comedy * , (1928), comedy * , (1935) * , (1929) * , (1926) * , (1929) * , (2000) * , (1931) * , (1933) * , (1934) * , (1935) * , (1946) * , (1947) * , (1948) * , (1949) * , (1950) * , (1952) *La herida luminosa
''The Wound of Light'' ('' es, La herida luminosa'') is a 1997 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Fernando Guillén, Mercedes Sampietro and Julia Gutiérrez Caba. The plot is based on a novel by Josep Maria de Sagarra. It was ...
, (1954)
* , (1955)
* ,translated from Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...
, (1960)
* ,translated from Gogol
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...
, (1961)
Other works
* , (1922) * "" (1960), tourist guide * , edition posthumously (1968), literary criticismReferences
External links
Josep Maria of Sagarra at LletrA, Catalan Literature Online (Open University of Catalonia).
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagarra, Josep Maria de Writers from Barcelona 20th-century Spanish writers 20th-century Spanish male writers 1961 deaths Members of the Institute for Catalan Studies 1894 births Catalan-language poets Translators to Catalan Translators from Catalonia 20th-century translators