Guimerá, Ángel

Guimerá, Ángel

▪ Catalan writer
born May 6, 1847, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
died July 18, 1924, Barcelona

      Catalan playwright, poet, orator, and fervent supporter of the Catalan literary revival known as the Renaixensa movement.

      Guimerá's parents took him to Catalonia when he was seven, and the region left its mark on him. He studied in Barcelona before settling in the village of Vendrell. In 1872 he moved permanently to Barcelona, where he was editor of Renaixensa, a literary magazine. In 1877 he won the highly competitive Catalan poetic contests (Jocs Florals) and was named master troubadour (mestre en gai saber).

      His public speeches, collected in Cants a la Pàtria (1906; “Songs to the Fatherland”), his poetry, and most of his plays were concerned with awakening the Catalans' long-submerged pride in their ancient language and culture. His most celebrated play, the widely translated Terra baixa (1896; Martha of the Lowlands), was made into a film (1946) and was the basis for a German and a French opera (Tiefland and La Catalane, respectively). His other plays include historical and modern tragedies, rural drama, and comedy.

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