Antoni de Bofarull

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Antoni de Bofarull (born November 4, 1821 in Reus , † February 12, 1892 in Barcelona ) was a Spanish author, historian, Romanist , Catalan scholar and grammarian.

life and work

Bofarull went to study in Barcelona in 1839 and was archivist in the archives of the Crown of Aragon from 1846 to 1868 . In 1859 he and Víctor Balaguer ensured that the Jocs Florals were resumed . He wrote poems, plays and prose, but above all a comprehensive history of Catalonia , as well as a grammar of Catalan and other linguistic treatises. Many of his works have recently been reprinted. He was a member of the Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona (1852).

Works (selection)

  • Hazañas y recuerdos de los catalanes, o, Colección de leyendas relativas a los hechos más famosos , Barcelona, ​​Juan Oliveres, 1846; Valladolid, Maxtor, 2009.
  • (Ed.) Ramon Muntaner , Crónica catalana , Barcelona, ​​Jepús, 1860.
  • Historia crítica de la Guerra de la Independencia de Cataluña , 2 vols., Barcelona, ​​Nacente, 1886–1887.
  • (with Adolfo Blanch ) Gramática de la lengua catalana , Barcelona, ​​Espasa, 1867 (110 pages); Valencia, Librerías "París-Valencia" DL, 1993.
  • Escrits lingüístics , ed. by Jordi Ginebra, Barcelona, ​​Alta Fulla, 1987.
  • Historia crítica de Cataluña , 9 vols., Madrid, Casset, 1991 (first Barcelona, ​​1876–1878).
  • Poemes , ed. by Xavier Vall, Reus, Associació d'Estudis Reusencs, 1996.

literature

  • Jordi Ginebra (* 1961), Antoni de Bofarull i la Renaixença , Reus, Associació d'Estudis Reusencs, 1988.
  • Sis estudis sobre Antoni de Bofarull , Reus, Center de Lectura de Reus, 1996.

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personal data
SURNAME Bofarull, Antoni de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bofarull i de Brocà, Antoni de; Bofarull, Antonio de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish author, historian, Romanist, Catalanist and grammarian
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Reus
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1892
Place of death Barcelona