biography
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Carner i Puig-Oriol, Josep
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pronunciation:
[kah(r)nay ee pooch
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| male
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| lived:
| (1884–1970)
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| biography:
| Catalan expatriate poet, born in Barcelona, NE Spain. He revived Catalan as a literary language with Guerau de Liost and became the leading figure in the noucentiste movement with Eugeni d'Ors. His first book was Llibre dels poetas (1904). His early poetry was often playful, lacking the gravity and dedication of his later work, and includes Primer llibre de sonets (1905), Les monjoies (1912), and L'oreig entre les canyes (1920), the last published in the year he founded Amics de la Poesia. He began a diplomatic career in 1921, living for a while in Costa Rica, France, Chile, and Mexico, teaching in universities. He continued to write in Catalan and, with Carles Riba, was the major influence on the younger Catalan poets. His later books, notably Nabí (1941), offer an example of the potential wealth of Catalan imagery and metaphysical depth. His collections of short stories include La creació d'Eva i altres contes (1922) and Les bonhomies (1925). His translations are well known for their fidelity, those of Shakespeare, Hans Christian Andersen, and Villiers de l'Isle Adam being among the best. |
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