Catalan Literary Titans: Poets and Writers

Jacinto Verdaguer: Catalan Renaissance Poet

Jacinto Verdaguer (Folgueroles, 17 May 1845 - Vallvidrera, 10 June 1902) is one of the greatest poets in Catalan literature and the foremost exponent of the Catalan Renaissance. Bishop Torras i Bages called him the Prince of Poets. He was also known as Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer, reflecting his status as a priest.

Ausiàs March: Valencian Golden Age Poet

Ausiàs March (Gandia, Safor, 1400 - Valencia, March 3, 1459) was a medieval Valencian poet and knight. Born into a family of minor nobility with poetic interests, he became one of the most important poets of the Valencian Golden Age and Catalan literature.

Guillem de Berguedà: Prolific Troubadour

Guillem de Berguedà is the troubadour from whom more texts have survived. Besides the biographical information on Guillem de Berguedà found in songbooks, what we know about this troubadour comes from documents of the era and his own compositions.

Ramon Llull: Majorcan Philosopher & Writer

Ramon Llull (known as Raymond Lully in the Anglo-Saxon tradition) was an outstanding thirteenth-century Majorcan writer, philosopher, theologian, mystic, and missionary. He is considered one of the creators of literary Catalan and one of the first to use a Romance language to transmit philosophical, scientific, and technical knowledge, in addition to novelistic texts. He also wrote in Latin, Arabic, and Occitan.

Miquel Costa i Llobera: Majorcan Poet & Priest

Miquel Costa i Llobera (Pollença, Mallorca, 1854 - Palma de Mallorca, 1922) was a Majorcan poet and priest. His poetry is mainly classical, regional, and religious. He was a celebrator of the landscape, history, and popular culture of Mallorca. He is considered one of the leading representatives of Majorcan poetry and of Catalan-Valencian-Balearic literature of all time.

Joan Maragall i Gorina: Influential Catalan Poet

Joan Maragall i Gorina (Barcelona, 10 October 1860 - Barcelona, 20 December 1911) was a Catalan poet. Passeig de Maragall in Barcelona was named in his honor. He studied law, as his father wanted him to manage the family factory, but this did not prevent him from becoming a great poet and journalist. His poetry evolved through several stages, characterized by two main trends: vitality and decadence.

Maria Antònia Salvà: Majorcan Poet & Translator

Maria Antònia Salvà (Palma, 1869 - Llucmajor, 1958) was a Majorcan poet, sister of Antoni Salvà i Ripoll. Her family owned properties in the countryside. Besides her original work, her role as a translator was quite remarkable. She translated works by Frederic Mistral (Les Illes d'Or [The Golden Islands] and Mirèio), Alessandro Manzoni (I Promessi Sposi [The Betrothed]), and Thérèse of Lisieux (Story of a Soul). Her work focused especially on the landscape.

Josep Carner: Prince of Noucentisme Poets

Josep Carner (Barcelona, 9 February 1884 - Brussels, 4 June 1970) was a Catalan poet, journalist, playwright, and translator. He is also known as the Prince of Poets and was the leading exponent of Noucentisme poetry.