David H. Rosenthal
David Rosenthal David H. Rosenthal (1945–1992) was an American author, poet, editor, and translator. He wrote mostly on the history of jazz music and was also an important translator of Catalan literature. Among his translations was the abridged English rendering of the Catalan epic Tirant Lo Blanch, of which Cervantes said, "I swear to you, my friend, it's the best book of its kind in the world." In 1986, he translated popular Mercè Rodoreda's novel The Time of the Doves.
David H. Rosenthal
- Born
- 1945 · New York City.
- Died
- 1992
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet · translator · writer · music critic · journalist
- Fields
- jazz
- Honours
- Saint George's Cross
- Languages
- Catalan · English
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David Rosenthal David H. Rosenthal (1945–1992) was an American author, poet, editor, and translator. He wrote mostly on the history of jazz music and was also an important translator of Catalan literature. Among his translations was the abridged English rendering of the Catalan epic Tirant Lo Blanch, of which Cervantes said, "I swear to you, my friend, it's the best book of its kind in the world." In 1986, he translated popular Mercè Rodoreda's novel The Time of the Doves.
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David H. Rosenthal (1945–1992) was an American journalist, music critic and poet, among other activities. The journalist was born in New York City. David H. Rosenthal was active in jazz.
Languages used include Catalan and English. The journalist received Saint George's Cross.
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1945
David H. Rosenthal was born on 1 January 1945.
1992
David H. Rosenthal died on 1 January 1992.
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He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 47. In 2008, his posthumous work in Catalan Banderes al vent!, a tribute to interwar Barcelona, was published, with a foreword by Joan Rendé and an epilogue by María Luisa García Bermejo.
• Eyes on the Street (1974) • Modern Catalan Poetry (editor, 1979) • Loves of the Poets: Poems (1989) • Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music 1955–1965 (1992) • The Journey: Poems (1992) • Four Postwar Catalan Poets (editor, 1994)
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David Rosenthal’s personal archive was added to the Humanities Library at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2008. The collection comprises a selection of his handwritten and typescript translations, alongside various proof copies of the key works he translated, such as Tirant lo Blanch, The Book of Beasts, Uncertain glory, The Time of the Doves, Camellia Street, among others. His notebooks contain a rich variety of unpublished writings, including drafts of poems, essays, jazz critiques, translations, and other materials. In addition, the archive holds copies of the works he published, both his own and the translations he produced throughout his career.
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- 1.David Rosenthal, 46, A Poet and Translator. The New York Times. 4 November 1992.
- 2.David H. Rosenthal. visat.
- 3.Ferrerós, Joan. Rosenthal i la valquíria - 05 juliol 2022. El Punt Avui.
- 4.La plaça del Diamant (1962) - Works at lletrA - Catalan literature online. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
- 5.Fons digitalitzat de David H. Rosenthal - Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. ddd.uab.cat.
- 6.David H. Rosenthal Collection - Library Service, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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