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The Catalan movement
La Renaixença.Inés Gené Felip
English StudiesLlengua anglesa II
9/01/2015
Outline 2/7
• Introduction of the Renaixença.
• The origin of the movement.
• The Renaixença traits.
• Jacint Verdaguer.
• Conclusion.
• References.
Introduction of the Renaixença. 3/7
• The Renaixença is the movement appeared in Catalonia at 19th century.
The Founder: Aribau.With the poem Oda a la pàtria.
Share traits of European Romanticism
Important adherentJacint Verdaguer
The origin of the movement. 4/7
• 1833 La Pàtria. Trobes by Aribau.
Birth of his boss
Writer in journals
His colleagues ask him to write a poem.
It was published in “El Vapor”
The Renaixença traits 5/7
• Catalan identity. Interest for the language, literature, and the memory of
the medieval past.
• The Catalan Middle Ages as a golden age.
• Vindication and continuity of the popular literature.
• Influence of Romanticism.
• Broadcast Media: newspapers, book industry, Jocs florals.
Jacint Verdaguer 6/7
(1845-1902, aged 57)
From: Occupation:
Folgueroles Poet, priest
Notable works:
• L'Atlàntida (1877)
• Canigó (1886)
• Catalan national anthem.
Conclusion. 7/7
• That new movement left an important legacy for the Catalan culture.
• The movement involves the recovery of the language.
References
• http://www.xtec.cat/~jrovira6/isabel21/oda.htm
• http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaventura_Carles_Aribau
• Panorama crític de la literatura catalana segle XIX, IV; direcció Enric Cassany. Barcelona, 2009.
