March's Poetry and National Identity in Nineteenth-century Catalonia

In her article "March's Poetry and National Identity in Nineteenth-century Catalonia" Alice E. Popowich investigates the role Ausiàs March's (1397-1459) oeuvre played in the creation of a distinct national identity of nineteenth-century Catalonia. The sociopolitical implications...

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Published in:CLCWeb : Comparative literature and culture 2013-12, Vol.15 (6)
Main Author: Popowich, Alice E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Biographies
Catalan literature
Cultural factors
Cultural identity
Folklore
Identidad nacional
Influencias literarias
Literary devices
Literary influences
Literatura catalana
March, Ausias
Narrative techniques
National identity
Poesía
Poetry
Politics
Politics and literature
Política y literatura
Publishing
Publishing industry
Retórica
Rhetoric
Siglo XIX
Sociopolitical factors
Sonnets
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Summary:In her article "March's Poetry and National Identity in Nineteenth-century Catalonia" Alice E. Popowich investigates the role Ausiàs March's (1397-1459) oeuvre played in the creation of a distinct national identity of nineteenth-century Catalonia. The sociopolitical implications of renaixença and the romantic notion of Volksgeist are employed to situate renewed interest in March's poetry, while the study of reprints from the period allow reflections on the manipulation of March's celebrity in order to move political agendas forward in the establishment of the identity and culture of Catalonia. Popowich postulates that March's poetry influenced nineteenth-century literary rhetoric and politics whereby a regional dialectic was formed and that stood apart from Castilian hegemonizing of culture in the period.
ISSN:1481-4374
1481-4374
DOI:10.7771/1481-4374.2362