A History of Catalan Folk Literature

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A History of Catalan Folk Literature is the fruit of a collaborative effort between fifteen researchers from various universities and research centres who have joined forces to create a broader study of Catalan folk literature that addresses the Catalan linguistic and cultural territories in their entirety. Since the thirteenth century, Catalan culture has created a rich and abundant literary legacy, and since the mid-nineteenth century this has been complemented by a tradition of folklore studies that remains very much alive today. Within this comparatively recent discipline, folk literature has played a particularly important role. The book presents the evolution of Catalan folk literature studies in each of the areas that make up the Catalan linguistic and cultural territories referred to above. The period considered stretches from the mid-nineteenth century, when the beginnings of a scientific interest in folklore emerged across Europe, to the present day. A History of Catalan Folk Literature Editorial page Title page Copyright page Table of contents Acknowledgements Introduction Catalonia Catalonia: The Romantic period The beginnings of interest in Catalan folk literature: The Romantic period Literary folklore Folk poetry and folktales: Manuel Milà i Fontanals and Marià Aguiló i Fuster The Renaixença and the Floral Games From popularisation to academic study: Francesc Pelai Briz i Fernández and Francesc de Sales Maspons i Labrós Female folklorists of the Renaixença: Maria de Bell-lloch and Agna de Valldaura Folktales, songs and proverbs: Jacint Verdaguer and Sebastià Farnés Excursionist folklore The Catalan Folklore Section and its publications Two examples: Pau Bertran i Bros and Cels Gomis i Mestre Catalonia: The classical period: From folklore studies to the great archiving projects Folklore studies in the first third of the twentieth century Folklore and feminism The institutions and women’s access to culture The School for Governesses and other Professions for Women The Women’s Cultural Institute and Popular Library The Excursionist Centre of Catalonia Rossend Serra i Pagès and the academic folklorists Maria Baldó i Massanet (1884–1964) Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas (1883–1961) Adelaida Ferré i Gomis (1881–1955) Sara Llorens i Carreras (1881–1954) Joana Vidal i Tarragó (1882–1957) Women folklorists Rossend Serra i Pagès and the great folklore archiving projects Rossend Serra i Pagès (1863–1929) The archiving projects The Archive of Ethnography and Folklore of Catalonia (1915–1945) The Popular Song Book of Catalonia (1922–2012) The Archive of Popular Traditions (1928–1935) Page 15 Research from the 1940s Joan Amades i Gelats (1890–1959) Catalonia: The modern period: From resurgence to consolidation Contributions of academics and scholars Josep Romeu i Figueras (1917–2004) Josep Massot i Muntaner (1941–) Resumption, renewal and consolidation Resumption (1978–1989) The ethnological tradition: Studies of folklore history The literary tradition: Describing the object of study Institutional support Associations and their research Ethnomusicology studies Recovering works of folk literature Renewal (1990–1999) The Colloquium on Traditional Song The Folklore Studies Conference Broadening the scope of research: Contributions from scientific disciplines The creation of the Folklore Archive at Rovira i Virgili University The Centre for the Promotion of Catalan Folk and Traditional Culture New editions and reprints of works of folk literature Consolidation (2000–) Publications University research projects Research networks The Folklore Archive at Rovira i Virgili University, a space for the promotion and dissemination of research From the Centre for the Promotion of Catalan Folk and Traditional Culture to the Folk Culture Documentation Centre The Balearic Islands The beginnings: Between the Enlightenment and Romanticism Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria (1847–1915) Mateu Obrador i Bennàsser (1852–1909) The first four decades of the twentieth century (1901–1940): Folklore archiving and the great projects The Bolletí del Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana (1901–1936) Tresor dels Avis (1922–1928) The contribution of the Balearic Islands to the Popular Song Book of Catalonia (1922–2012) The authors: Collection, publication and dissemination Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda (1862–1932) Francesc Camps i Mercadal (1852–1929) Andreu Ferrer i Ginard (1887–1975) Isidor Macabich i Llobet (1883–1973) Foreign folklorists Research and publication during the dictatorship (1941–1970) Rafael Ginard i Bauçà (1899–1976) Francesc de Borja Moll (1903–1991) Joan Castelló i Guasch (1911–1984) The educated laymen and the consolidation of folklorism Andreu Estarellas i Pasqual (1890–1981) Antoni Galmés i Riera (1907–1989) Bartomeu Ensenyat i Estrany (1917–1998) Two priests, two approaches Francesc Bonafè i Barceló (1908–1994) Gabriel Llompart i Moragues (1927–2017) The foreign perspective The resumption and renewal of folklore studies Andreu Ferrer and the Folklore and Bibliographic Archive for the Balearic Islands The Ciutadella Folklore Group Folklorists and research in the university system The Valencian Country and El Carxe Valencian folk literature between 1873 and 1939 The Renaixença and Romanticism (1873–1912) Valencian excursionism The first collections of musical folklore Joaquim Martí i Gadea Francesc Badenes Dalmau Institutionalisation: The beginnings of folklore as a discipline (1912–1939) Centre for Valencian Culture Castellón Culture Society Contribution to the Popular Song Book of Catalonia The Valencian contribution to the Archive of Catalan Legends Francesc Martínez i Martínez Adolf Salvà i Ballester Valencian folk literature: The post-war period, Francoism, standardisation and renewal The post-war period and Francoism (1940–1975) Francoism and folklore Folklore studies in the Franco institutions: The Women’s Section and the Spanish Institute of Musicology Folklorist musicians: The Valencian popular songbook Manuel Sanchis Guarner (1911–1981) Enric Valor i Vives (1911–2000) Standardisation and renewal (1976–) The teacher-folklorists Folklore in institutions: The Folk Music Workshops and the Juan Gil-Albert Alicante Culture Institute Reissues and the recovery of unpublished works Academic and scientific approaches to folklore: The state of the art The folk literature of El Carxe The Aragonese Strip The Aragonese Strip Catalan folk literature in the Aragonese Strip Through the closing stages of the Franco regime Period of transition Lo Molinar and Bllat colrat! Latest contributions Margin notes Andorra The first studies, an outside perspective: Travellers, excursionists, folklorists and ethnographers The growth of cultural associations and the institutionalisation of research: A question of identity The technification of research: The Andorran Archive of ethnography and studies of folk literature Northern Catalonia Northern Catalonia Folk literature in Northern Catalonia Second half of the nineteenth century First half of the twentieth century Twentieth century: 1960s to 1980s Late twentieth century and early twenty-first century Conclusion and a look to the future L’Alguer Catalonia recuperates its memory The young members of La Palmavera and the connection between Catalan and Italian folklorists Antoni Ciuffo, the champion of L’Alguer folklore in Catalonia The work on folklore by Joan Palomba The Archive of Ethnography and Folklore of Catalonia in L’Alguer New collections of folk literature References Index