In:A History of Catalan Folk Literature
Edited by Carme Oriol and Emili Samper
[IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature 21] 2019
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Published online: 11 December 2019
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Table of contents
AcknowledgementsXI
IntroductionXIII
Carmen Oriol
Catalonia
Emili Samper
Montserrat Palau
Laura Villalba
Josefina Roma
Mònica Sales
Carme Oriol
The Romantic period
The beginnings of interest in Catalan folk literature: The Romantic period5
Emili Samper
Literary folklore7
Folk poetry and folktales: Manuel Milà i Fontanals and Marià Aguiló i Fuster7
The Renaixença and the Floral Games10
From popularisation to academic study: Francesc Pelai Briz i Fernández and Francesc de Sales Maspons i Labrós11
Female folklorists of the Renaixença: Maria de Bell-lloch and Agna de Valldaura14
Folktales, songs and proverbs: Jacint Verdaguer and Sebastià Farnés15
Excursionist folklore17
The Catalan Folklore Section and its publications18
Two examples: Pau Bertran i Bros and Cels Gomis i Mestre21
The classical period: From folklore studies to the great archiving projects
Folklore studies in the first third of the twentieth century29
Montserrat Palau
Laura Villalba
Montserrat Palau and Laura Villalba Folklore and feminism31
The institutions and women’s access to culture31
The School for Governesses and other Professions for Women32
The Women’s Cultural Institute and Popular Library32
The Excursionist Centre of Catalonia32
Rossend Serra i Pagès and the academic folklorists33
Maria Baldó i Massanet (1884–1964)35
Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas (1883–1961)36
Adelaida Ferré i Gomis (1881–1955)36
Sara Llorens i Carreras (1881–1954)37
Joana Vidal i Tarragó (1882–1957)38
Women folklorists38
Rossend Serra i Pagès and the great folklore archiving projects39
Josefina Roma
Rossend Serra i Pagès (1863–1929)39
The archiving projects41
The Archive of Ethnography and Folklore of Catalonia (1915–1945)43
The Popular Song Book of Catalonia (1922–2012)47
The Archive of Popular Traditions (1928–1935)51
Research from the 1940s55
Mònica Sales
Joan Amades i Gelats (1890–1959)56
The modern period: From resurgence to consolidation
Contributions of academics and scholars61
Mònica Sales
Josep Romeu i Figueras (1917–2004)61
Josep Massot i Muntaner (1941–)64
Resumption, renewal and consolidation69
Carme Oriol
Resumption (1978–1989)70
The ethnological tradition: Studies of folklore history70
The literary tradition: Describing the object of study72
Institutional support74
Associations and their research75
Ethnomusicology studies76
Recovering works of folk literature77
Renewal (1990–1999)77
The Colloquium on Traditional Song77
The Folklore Studies Conference78
Broadening the scope of research: Contributions from scientific disciplines79
The creation of the Folklore Archive at Rovira i Virgili University82
The Centre for the Promotion of Catalan Folk and Traditional Culture82
New editions and reprints of works of folk literature83
Consolidation (2000–)84
Publications84
University research projects86
Research networks87
The Folklore Archive at Rovira i Virgili University, a space for the promotion and dissemination of research88
From the Centre for the Promotion of Catalan Folk and Traditional Culture to the Folk Culture Documentation Centre90
The Balearic Islands
Jaume Guiscafrè
Caterina Valriu
The beginnings: Between the Enlightenment and Romanticism95
Jaume Guiscafrè
Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria (1847–1915)98
Mateu Obrador i Bennàsser (1852–1909)102
The first four decades of the twentieth century (1901–1940): Folklore archiving and the great projects105
Caterina Valriu
The Bolletí del Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana (1901–1936)106
Tresor dels Avis (1922–1928)107
The contribution of the Balearic Islands to the Popular Song Book of Catalonia (1922–2012)109
The authors: Collection, publication and dissemination112
Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda (1862–1932)112
Francesc Camps i Mercadal (1852–1929)115
Andreu Ferrer i Ginard (1887–1975)116
Isidor Macabich i Llobet (1883–1973)118
Foreign folklorists119
Research and publication during the dictatorship (1941–1970)123
Jaume Guiscafrè
Rafael Ginard i Bauçà (1899–1976)124
Francesc de Borja Moll (1903–1991)128
Joan Castelló i Guasch (1911–1984)130
The educated laymen and the consolidation of folklorism132
Andreu Estarellas i Pasqual (1890–1981)132
Antoni Galmés i Riera (1907–1989)133
Bartomeu Ensenyat i Estrany (1917–1998)133
Two priests, two approaches134
Francesc Bonafè i Barceló (1908–1994)134
Gabriel Llompart i Moragues (1927–2017)134
The foreign perspective135
The resumption and renewal of folklore studies137
Caterina Valriu
Andreu Ferrer and the Folklore and Bibliographic Archive for the Balearic Islands138
The Ciutadella Folklore Group142
Folklorists and research in the university system144
THE Valencian Country and El Carxe
Vicent Vidal
Joan Borja
Valencian folk literature between 1873 and 1939149
Vicent Vidal
The Renaixença and Romanticism (1873–1912)149
Valencian excursionism152
The first collections of musical folklore153
Joaquim Martí i Gadea155
Francesc Badenes Dalmau156
Institutionalisation: The beginnings of folklore as a discipline (1912–1939)158
Centre for Valencian Culture159
Castellón Culture Society160
Contribution to the Popular Song Book of Catalonia161
The Valencian contribution to the Archive of Catalan Legends163
Francesc Martínez i Martínez165
Adolf Salvà i Ballester169
Valencian folk literature: The post-war period, Francoism, standardisation and renewal171
Joan Borja
The post-war period and Francoism (1940–1975)171
Francoism and folklore171
Folklore studies in the Franco institutions: The Women’s Section and the Spanish Institute of Musicology172
Folklorist musicians: The Valencian popular songbook175
Manuel Sanchis Guarner (1911–1981)176
Enric Valor i Vives (1911–2000)180
Standardisation and renewal (1976–)184
The teacher-folklorists184
Folklore in institutions: The Folk Music Workshops and the Juan Gil-Albert Alicante Culture Institute188
Reissues and the recovery of unpublished works189
Academic and scientific approaches to folklore: The state of the art192
The folk literature of El Carxe200
Joan Borja
THE Aragonese Strip
The Aragonese Strip203
Hèctor Moret
Artur Quintana
Catalan folk literature in the Aragonese Strip203
Through the closing stages of the Franco regime203
Period of transition205
Lo Molinar and Bllat colrat!205
Latest contributions208
Margin notes210
Andorra
Andorra215
Isabel de la Parte
The first studies, an outside perspective: Travellers, excursionists, folklorists and ethnographers216
The growth of cultural associations and the institutionalisation of research: A question of identity219
The technification of research: The Andorran Archive of Ethnography and studies of folk literature222
Northern Catalonia
Northern Catalonia227
Martine Berthelot
Folk literature in Northern Catalonia227
Second half of the nineteenth century229
First half of the twentieth century231
Twentieth century: 1960s to 1980s233
Late twentieth century and early twenty-first century235
Conclusion and a look to the future236
L’Alguer
L’Alguer241
August Bover
Catalonia recuperates its memory241
The young members of La Palmavera and the connection between Catalan and Italian folklorists242
Antoni Ciuffo, the champion of L’Alguer folklore in Catalonia242
The work on folklore by Joan Palomba243
The Archive of Ethnography and Folklore of Catalonia in L’Alguer244
New collections of folk literature245
References249
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