Modest Prats i Domingo
Modest Prats i Domingo (born September 5, 1936 in Castelló d'Empúries , † March 29, 2014 in Girona ) was a Spanish cleric , theologian , Romanist and Catalanist .
life and work
Prats was ordained a Catholic priest in 1959 and studied Romance philology and theology in Barcelona, Rome and Paris. From 1981 he taught Catalan language history at the University of Girona (retired in 2002). He was a member of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (2005) and recipient of the Creu de Sant Jordi Prize (2004).
Works
- (with Josep Maria Nadal) Història de la llengua catalana. 1. Dels orígens al sail XV. 2. El segle XV , 2 vols., Barcelona 1982-1996
- (with Joan Carreres) Verdaguer a la Mare de Deu del Mont , Salt 1984, 2011 ( Jacint Verdaguer )
- (Ed. With Pedro M. Cátedra) Història de París i Viana . Edició facsímil de la primera impressió catallana (Girona, 1495), Girona 1986
- (with August Rafanell and Albert Rossich) El futur de la llengua catalana , Barcelona 1990, 8th edition 1999
- (Ed.) Politica lingüistica de l'Església catalana. Segles XVI-XVII: concilis de la Tarraconense, anys 1591, 1636, 1637 , Vic 1995
- (Translator) Jean Racine , Fedra , Barcelona 1999
- (with others) Literatura catalana. Batxillerat , Barcelona 2002
- Engrunes i retalls. Escrits de llengua i de cultura catalanes , ed. by Francesc Feliu, Girona 2009
- Homilies de Medinyà , Barcelona 2011
literature
- Miscel • lànea d'homenatge a Modest Prats , ed. by Albert Rossich, Mariàngela Vilallonga and David Prats, 2 vol., Girona 2001–2002
Web links
- Literature by and about Modest Prats i Domingo in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- http://www.enciclopedia.cat/EC-GEC-0242610.xml (encyclopedia entry, Catalan)
- http://www.diaridegirona.cat/cultura/2014/03/30/mor-filoleg-teoleg-modest-prats/662994.html (obituary, Catalan, with picture)
- http://www.udg.edu/Noticiesiagenda/Reculldenoticies/tabid/2575/p/36949/language/ca-ES/Default.aspx (obituary, Catalan, with picture)
- http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2014/03/31/catalunya/1396218521_776288.html (obituary, Catalan, with picture)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prats i Domingo, Modest |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cleric, theologian, Romanist and Catalanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castelló d'Empúries |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 2014 |
| Place of death | Girona |