The Francoist Interpretation of Joan Maragall

Authors

  • Adrian Presas Sobrado Doctorand a la Universidade de Vigo

Keywords:

Spain, Francoism, intellectuals, Joan Maragall, Generation of ’98

Abstract

This article explains the inclusion of Catalan writer Joan Maragall in the Francoist discourse by means of his collaboration with the so-called Generation of ’98. Writing in Catalan and Spanish, Maragall symbolised for Francoism the critical dialogue between Catalonia and Castile through his correspondence with Miguel de
Unamuno. This paper begins at the centenary of his birth, in 1960, a time when Francoism glorified orobscured the writer’s work to suit its purposes. Its basic concept was to demonstrate that Maragall was a Catalan writer but, above all, a Spanish one.

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Issue

No. 18 (2015): Cercles. A Journal of Cultural History 18.

Section

Monografies i recerques

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