Emili Vilanova i March
Emili Vilanova i March (born October 15, 1840 in Barcelona ; † August 16, 1905 there ) was a Catalan writer, novelist and poet. He was the most famous folk writer of the Catalan language of the 19th century. Along with Narcís Oller i Moragas , Vilanova was one of the first important prose writers to publish their work in the context of the Catalan Renaissance .
Vilanova was the son of a decorator. He continued to run the family business throughout his civil and artistic life. He had “only” completed elementary school, but read narrative literature intensely, especially contemporary French narrative literature. He also regularly attended literary meetings, in particular meetings in the Cafè Nou on the Rambla in Barcelona. This is where writers met in particular who came from the craft trades, who came from the political milieu of the Republicans or who were quite critical of the historicism of the Catalan Renaixença . Under the umbrella of this literary group, he published his early work from 1868 under the pseudonym JOM in satirical newspapers such as La Pubilla , La Barretina , Lo Mestre Tites and Lo sometent . He used satirical and humorous descriptions of the milieu, which could be understood as parodies of statements from the Romantic era as well as republican statements in the context of the manners and customs of this time.
In 1869 he stopped his writing activity for several years out of disappointment with the current political situation as well as the situation in literature. During these years he changed his early republican orientation in favor of a Catholic-monarchist basic orientation. In 1875 he started with new works much more moderately. He also took part in the Jocs Florals without winning a prize. From 1876 he wrote articles in several magazines (including La Renaixença and La Ilustració Catalana ). He later published these articles in anthologies: Del meu tros (1879), Quadros populars (1881), Entre família (1885), Escenes barcelonines (1886), Monòlegs i quadros (1887), Pobrets i alegrets (1887), Gent de casa (1889) and Plorant i rient (1891). In all of these works he offers a broad mosaic of character types, scenes as well as images and customs of the craftsmen in the Barcelona district of La Ribera. He describes the daily reality of his surroundings with a skeptical attitude. With a special sense of humor as well as a little sentimentality and melancholy, he depicts the modest world of craftsmen, whose way of life was about to dissolve. Some of his descriptions of the milieu come closer to the form of the short novel, others in their mono or dialogues, in the structure of the scenes or the detailed descriptions more closely approximate forms of theater. He always uses the language of everyday life; this language is popular, but very rich. These literary qualities explain the great success that his fairy tale Les Bodes d'en Cirillo (1892, The Weddings of Cirillo) experienced. This was staged by Josep Pin i Soler . In his swaying poems, Vilanova described the same artisan world. Of these Fluctuating seals must Qui ... compra Maduixes! (1892, Who ... buys strawberries!) And Colometa, la gitana (1896, Colometa the gypsy) are praised for their high literary quality and perfection. After his death, the Illustració Catalana published Vilanova's complete works in 1906. The last prose work Últims quadros (last pictures) was also published.
literature
- Vilanova i March, Emili. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana , Volume 24, 2nd edition, Barcelona 1989, 2nd reprint 1992, ISBN 84-7739-100-9 , page 154 f.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ The daily life data were taken from the Catalan language Wikipedia.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vilanova i March, Emili |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vilanova, Emili; JOM (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catalan novelist and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1905 |
| Place of death | Barcelona |