NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Catalan literature

Jump to: navigation, search Catalan (CatalÃ ) or Valencian (ValenciÃ ) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ... Catalan grammar is the grammar of the Catalan language. ... // Diachronical Phonological Features in Relation to Latin Several characteristic features of Catalan as a Romance language: Like Occitan, loss of Latin final unstressed vowels, except -a; and then after some of the resulting consonantic groups a support vowel appears, e. ... The Institut dEstudis Catalans (IEC) is an academic institution. ... The AcadÃ¨mia Valenciana de la Llengua (Valencian Academy of Language) is an institution created on September 16, 1998, which depends on the Presidency of the Generalitat Valenciana. ... For other perspectives on the History of Catalonia, see also: History of Europe; History of Spain; History of France; Kings of Aragon. ... 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Jump to: navigation, search Image:Senyera del Regne de Mallorca. ... Jump to: navigation, search Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Jump to: navigation, search Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castillian (Spanish) Area â€“ total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th 23 255 kmÂ² 4,6% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 4th 4 326 708 10,3% 186,05/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Valencian â€“ Spanish Valencian valenciÃ /valenciana valenciano/valenciana Statute... Jump to: navigation, search Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Castilian Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th 4 992 kmÂ² 1,0% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 14th 916 968 2,2% 183,69/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Catalan â€“ Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March... ... The Franja de Ponent (Catalan for Western Strip) refers to four comarques in the east of the Autonomous Community of Aragon, which are historically and linguistically Catalan, in contrast to the Castillian- (and historically Aragonese-) speaking areas of western Aragon. ... Old city wall and new sea wall, Alghero Alghero (LAlguer in Catalan and SAlighera in Sardinian), is a town of about 35,000 inhabitants. ... The Generalitat de Catalunya is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia (a country in Spain) is politically organised. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Spanish (Castilian) Area – total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23 255 km² 4,6% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 4th 4 326 708 10,3% 186,05/km² Demonym – English – Valencian – Spanish Valencian valencià/valenciana valenciano/valenciana Statute of Autonomy July 10... The General Council of the Valleys (in Catalan, Consell General de les Valls) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. ... Castells are human towers that are traditionally built during festivals in many places in Catalonia, Spain. ... Correfocs in Barcelona Catalonias festivals and traditions unify Catalan society and help to give it its particular character. ... Catalan myths and legends are the traditional myths and legends of the Catalan-speaking world, especially Catalonia itself, passed down for generations as part of that regions popular culture. ... Jump to: navigation, search Antoni GaudÃ Antoni GaudÃ i Cornet (25 June 1852â€“10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect famous for his unique style and highly individualistic designs. ... Modernisme in Catalan, (not to be confused with modernism) is the Catalan variant of Art Nouveau. ... Jump to: navigation, search Salvador DalÃ as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening, 1944 Lithography by Salvador Dali. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search FC Barcelona, also known as BarÃ§a, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... Jump to: navigation, search Valencia Club de FÃºtbol (also known as Valencia CF or just Valencia or Los Ches) is a football team in the first division of the Spanish Football League. ... Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team from Palma de Mallorca. ... Villarreal Club de Futbol, sometimes abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera DivisiÃ³n football club based in Villarreal, a small town close to CastellÃ³n de la Plana. ... Jump to: navigation, search RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Catalan: Reial Club Esportiu Espanyol, Spanish: Real Club Deportivo Espanyol (not EspaÃ±ol), English: Royal Spanish Sports Club) is a football club based in Barcelona, Spain. ... Levante Union Deportiva is a football club that has won promotion to the Primera DivisiÃ³n (First Division) of the Spanish Football League for the 2004â€“2005 season as champions of the Segunda DivisiÃ³n (Second Division). ... Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignan (French) or Unió Esportiva Arlequins Perpinyà (Catalan), generally abbreviated as USAP, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan. ...

Categories: Literature stubs | Catalonia stubs | Catalan literature Gabriel Alomar (Palma de Mallorca 1873, Cairo 1941) is a poet, essayist, and educator of the early twentieth century in Spain. ... Joan Fuster was a Valencian writer whose various texts garnered momentum for a sense of Catalonian identity and recognition for an unofficial Greater Catalonia, or rather, PaÃ¯sos Catalans, as writ in the native language. ... Miquel MartÃ i Pol (March 19, 1929 - November 11, 2003) was one of the most popular poets in Catalan in the 20th century. ... Quim MonzÃ³ is a contemporary Catalan writer of short stories and discursive prose. ... Frederic PujulÃ i VallÃ¨s (November 12, 1877 â€“ February 14, 1962) was a journalist, dramatist, and a passionate Esperantist and contributor to the field of Esperanto literature. ... MercÃ¨ Rodoreda i Gurgui (Barcelona, 1908- Girona, 1983) - Catalan novelist, born in Barcelona. ... Olga Xirinacs DÃaz Olga Xirinacs DÃaz, was born in Tarragona (Spain) in 1936, where she lives and works to this day. ...

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