Tomàs Garcés
Tomàs Garcés i Miravet (9 October 1901 – 16 November 1993, Barcelona) was a Catalan poet and lawyer. Garcés was born in Barcelona. He studied law, philosophy, and literature at the University of Barcelona.
Also recorded as Tomas Garces
Tomàs Garcés

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- Name
- Tomàs Garcés i Miravet
- Born
- 9 October 1901
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Died
- 16 November 1993
- Occupation
- Poet; lawyer
- Known for
- Short lyric poetry; contributions to Catalan literary magazines
- Nationality
- Spain
- Education
- University of Barcelona
- Honours
- Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes · Saint George's Cross
- Languages
- Catalan · Spanish · Italian
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Tomàs Garcés i Miravet (9 October 1901 – 16 November 1993, Barcelona) was a Catalan poet and lawyer. Garcés was born in Barcelona. He studied law, philosophy, and literature at the University of Barcelona.
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Biography
Biography
At the time of the Spanish Civil War Garcés fled to France where he was a teacher of Spanish language in the University of Toulouse. He returned to Catalonia in 1947. Tomas was called "The Catalan poet of song" for his short regular verses. He worked in several literary publications: Mar Vella, which he founded, and also Ariel, Serra d'Or, Revista de Catalunya and also La Publicitat, in which he published his works under the pseudonym "Ship-Boy". For his works he was awarded several prizes, including The City of Barcelona Award, The Generalitat de Catalunya award, Crítica Serra d'Or, Creu de Sant Jordi and Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes.
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• Name — Tomàs Garcés i Miravet • Born — 9 October 1901 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain • Died — 16 November 1993 • Place of death — Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain • Occupation — Poet; lawyer • Known for — Short lyric poetry; contributions to Catalan literary magazines
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Life and career
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1901
Tomàs Garcés born at Barcelona.
1993
Tomàs Garcés died at Barcelona.
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scholarly publication
- Da poeta a poeta, da traduttore a traduttore: il carteggio tra Umberto Saba e Tomàs Garcés, SCRIPTA. Revista Internacional de Literatura i Cultura Medieval i Moderna, 2015
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2015
- Tomàs Garcés y la literatura italianaantes de la Guerra Civil, La traducción en la creación del canon poético
Scholarly · Crossref registry
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2917669: Tomàs Garcés
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
- “Tomàs Garcés”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Selected bibliography
• Vint cançons, Edicions Lira, 1923 • L'ombra del lledoner, Imprenta Omega, 1924 • Paisatges i lectures, Llibreria Catalònia, 1926 • Cançons, 1926 • El somni, Les edicions d'art, 1927 • Cançó fidel, Impr. Altés, 1946 • El caçador, Editorial Selecta, 1947 • El senyal, Atenes A. G., 1949 • Paradis (co-authored with Joan Triadú), Atenas, A.G., 1949 • La Nit de Sant Joan, 1951 • Llibre de Nadal, Editorial Selecta, 1951 • Llibre de la Mare de Déu de Núria, Editorial Selecta, 1952 • Viatge d’octubre, La Polígrafa, 1955 • Cinc poetes italians, Ed. La Polígrafa, 1961 • Obra poètica, Editorial Selecta, 1961 • Quadern de la Selva, Ed. La Polígrafa, 1962 • Sobre Salvat-Papasseit i altres escrits, Editorial Selecta, 1972 • Els dotze llibres d'Agelet, Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs, 1981 • El temps que fuig: escrits amb data, Laertes, 1984 • Només els somnis són veritat, Galaxia Gutenberg, 2021
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- 1.Tomàs Garcés Miravet (biography). Real Academia de la Historia.
- 2.Vint cançons. Google Books.
- 3.L'ombra del lledoner. Google Books.
- 4.Paisatges i lectures. Google Books.
- 5.Cançons. Google Books.
- 6.El somni. Google Books.
- 7.Cançó fidel. Google Books.
- 8.El caçador. Google Books.
- 9.El senyal. Google Books.
- 10.Paradis. Google Books.
- 11.La Nit de Sant Joan. Google Books.
- 12.Llibre de Nadal. Google Books.
- 13.Llibre de la Mare de Déu de Núria. Google Books.
- 14.Viatge d’octubre. Google Books.
- 15.Cinc poetes italians. Google Books.
- 16.Obra poètica. Google Books.
- 17.Quadern de la Selva. Google Books.
- 18.Sobre Salvat-Papasseit i altres escrits. Google Books.
- 19.Els dotze llibres d'Agelet. Google Books.
- 20.El temps que fuig: escrits amb data. Google Books.
- 21.Només els somnis són veritat. Google Books.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 20
- Vint cançons. Google Books.
- L'ombra del lledoner. Google Books.
- Paisatges i lectures. Google Books.
- Cançons. Google Books.
- El somni. Google Books.
- Cançó fidel. Google Books.
- El caçador. Google Books.
- El senyal. Google Books.
- Paradis. Google Books.
- La Nit de Sant Joan. Google Books.
- Llibre de Nadal. Google Books.
- Llibre de la Mare de Déu de Núria. Google Books.
- Viatge d’octubre. Google Books.
- Cinc poetes italians. Google Books.
- Obra poètica. Google Books.
- Quadern de la Selva. Google Books.
- Sobre Salvat-Papasseit i altres escrits. Google Books.
- Els dotze llibres d'Agelet. Google Books.
- El temps que fuig: escrits amb data. Google Books.
- Només els somnis són veritat. Google Books.
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Tomàs Garcés y la literatura italianaantes de la Guerra Civil, La traducción en la creación del canon poéticoCrossref registry
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The authorities additionally record the heading Tomas Garces. His recorded languages were Catalan, Spanish, Italian and Occitan. 2 children are recorded: Jordi Garcés i Brusés and Carme Garcés Brusés. Recorded as having received Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes and Saint George's Cross.
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