Josep Yxart
Illustration — Josep Yxart i de Moragas in 1895 Josep Yxart (1852–1895) was a Spanish literary critic, essayist and translator from Tarragona, Catalonia. He was an important figure in the Renaixença movement. He translated to Spanish works by Friedrich von Schiller.
Josep Yxart
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- Born
- 1852 · Tarragona.
- Died
- 1895 · Tarragona.
- Nationality
- Spain
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- writer · art critic · essayist · translator · literary critic
- Education
- University of Barcelona
- Languages
- Catalan · Spanish · German
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Joan Sardà i Lloret and Narcís Oller were his pupils, and he also encouraged Joan Maragall, Santiago Rusiñol and Raimon Casellas to write.
Josep Yxart studied at University of Barcelona. The recorded working language is Catalan, Spanish and German. Positions recorded include president of Ateneu Barcelonès and member of the Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona. Work by Josep Yxart is recorded in the collections of Lluís Domènech i Montaner House-Museum.
• Lo teatre català. Assaig històric-crític (1878) • Fortuny (1881) • El arte escénico en España (1894-1896) • Obres catalanes de Josep Ixart (1896), compilation by Narcís Oller
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Josep Yxart lived from 10 October 1852 to 25 May 1895 and was a writer. Josep Yxart was born on 10 October 1852 in Tarragona, Spain. Josep Yxart died on 25 May 1895 in Tarragona, Spain.
Joseph Yxart vers y prosa - llibret n. 85 de la col·lecció Lectura Popular Biblioteca d'autors catalans de La Il·lustració Catalana publicat a Barcelona cap a l'any 1914 - Josep Ixart
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Exposició sobre el modernisme al castell de Vila-Seca. Retrat de Josep Yxart. Santiago Rusiñol Prats. Museu d'Història de Tarragona.
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