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| Jordi Santanyí in Can Mercader, Cornellà |
They are only some of the most popular writers from the Balearic Islands, especially Mallorca. All of them were and are the most important figures of their ages and represented different movements from Medieval ages to Modern ones. From the cradle of the Catalan language with Ramon Llull to important movements like Modernism, Noucentisme or Post War Literature in the last century and Contemporany Literature in our current one.
Jordi Santanyí is a Mallorcan writer who lives in Cornellà de Llobregat, the Roman city of Cornelianus. He has just arrived to this big city to improve his career as a writer. Jordi is one of The Grandma's friends, and he is going to join to the rest of the group (Claire Fontaine, Joseph de Ca'th Lon, Tina Picotes and Tonyi Tamaki) in this amazing experience called The Grandma's Logbook.
Jordi is a great expert in literature and, because of this, today The Grandma wants to introduce him talking about his new city, Cornellà, and his passion, writing and literature.
Cornellà de Llobregat is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat River. It is in the south-western part of the Barcelona metropolitan area and is part of the wider urban area. It houses one of the three La Liga football clubs from Catalonia in RCD Espanyol.
The history of Cornellà de Llobregat is defined by three principal factors: its proximity to the city of Barcelona, its being an area of passage, as was the entire County of Baix Llobregat, to and from the capital of Catalonia, and the presence of the Llobregat River. Its name is of Roman origin, Cornelianus, and the city's architectural characteristics possess Visigoth traits.
The first written reference to the city dates from 980 AD, at which time a church and a defense tower to ward off the Saracens already existed in the same place as the current castle, constructed in the fourteenth century.
The city was incorporated into Barcelona's territory in the thirteenth century and, for a short time, belonged to the Franqueses del Llobregat in which agricultural activity was principally developed.
Literature, most generically, is any body of written works. More restrictively, literature refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value, often due to deploying language in ways that differ from ordinary usage.
Its Latin root literatura/litteratura, derived itself from littera: letter or handwriting, was used to refer to all written accounts. The concept has changed meaning over time to include texts that are spoken or sung, oral literature, and non-written verbal art forms. Developments in print technology have allowed an ever-growing distribution and proliferation of written works, culminating in electronic literature.
Literature is classified according to whether it is fiction or non-fiction, and whether it is poetry or prose. It can be further distinguished according to major forms such as the novel, short story or drama; and works are often categorized according to historical periods or their adherence to certain aesthetic features or expectations (genre).
The history of literature follows closely the development of civilization. When defined exclusively as written work, Ancient Egyptian literature, along with Sumerian literature, are considered the world's oldest literatures. The primary genres of the literature of Ancient Egypt—didactic texts, hymns and prayers, and tales—were written almost entirely in verse; while use of poetic devices is clearly recognizable, the prosody of the verse is unknown. Most Sumerian literature is apparently poetry, as it is written in left-justified lines,and could contain line-based organization such as the couplet or the stanza.
Different historical periods are reflected in literature. National and tribal sagas, accounts of the origin of the world and of customs, and myths which sometimes carry moral or spiritual messages predominate in the pre-urban eras. The epics of Homer, dating from the early to middle Iron age, and the great Indian epics of a slightly later period, have more evidence of deliberate literary authorship, surviving like the older myths through oral tradition for long periods before being written down.
Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional, it is still quite possible to decipher facts through things like characters' actions and words or the authors' style of writing and the intent behind the words. The plot is for more than just entertainment purposes; within it lies information about economics, psychology, science, religions, politics, cultures, and social depth.
Studying and analyzing literature becomes very important in terms of learning about human history.
Literature provides insights about how society has evolved and about the societal norms during each of the different periods all throughout history. For instance, postmodern authors argue that history and fiction both constitute systems of signification by which we make sense of the past. It is asserted that both of these are discourses, human constructs, signifying systems, and both derive their major claim to truth from that identity.
Literature provides views of life, which is crucial in obtaining truth and in understanding human life throughout history and its periods. Specifically, it explores the possibilities of living in terms of certain values under given social and historical circumstances.
Jordi Santanyí is a Mallorcan writer who lives in Cornellà de Llobregat, the Roman city of Cornelianus. He has just arrived to this big city to improve his career as a writer. Jordi is one of The Grandma's friends, and he is going to join to the rest of the group (Claire Fontaine, Joseph de Ca'th Lon, Tina Picotes and Tonyi Tamaki) in this amazing experience called The Grandma's Logbook.
Jordi is a great expert in literature and, because of this, today The Grandma wants to introduce him talking about his new city, Cornellà, and his passion, writing and literature.
More information: The Culture Trip
Cornellà de Llobregat is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat River. It is in the south-western part of the Barcelona metropolitan area and is part of the wider urban area. It houses one of the three La Liga football clubs from Catalonia in RCD Espanyol.
The history of Cornellà de Llobregat is defined by three principal factors: its proximity to the city of Barcelona, its being an area of passage, as was the entire County of Baix Llobregat, to and from the capital of Catalonia, and the presence of the Llobregat River. Its name is of Roman origin, Cornelianus, and the city's architectural characteristics possess Visigoth traits.
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| Jordi Santanyí in Cornellà de Llobregat |
The city was incorporated into Barcelona's territory in the thirteenth century and, for a short time, belonged to the Franqueses del Llobregat in which agricultural activity was principally developed.
More information: Consorci de Turisme-El Baix Llobregat
Literature, most generically, is any body of written works. More restrictively, literature refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value, often due to deploying language in ways that differ from ordinary usage.
Its Latin root literatura/litteratura, derived itself from littera: letter or handwriting, was used to refer to all written accounts. The concept has changed meaning over time to include texts that are spoken or sung, oral literature, and non-written verbal art forms. Developments in print technology have allowed an ever-growing distribution and proliferation of written works, culminating in electronic literature.
Literature is classified according to whether it is fiction or non-fiction, and whether it is poetry or prose. It can be further distinguished according to major forms such as the novel, short story or drama; and works are often categorized according to historical periods or their adherence to certain aesthetic features or expectations (genre).
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| Jordi & the Miranda Tower, Cornellà |
Different historical periods are reflected in literature. National and tribal sagas, accounts of the origin of the world and of customs, and myths which sometimes carry moral or spiritual messages predominate in the pre-urban eras. The epics of Homer, dating from the early to middle Iron age, and the great Indian epics of a slightly later period, have more evidence of deliberate literary authorship, surviving like the older myths through oral tradition for long periods before being written down.
More information: History
Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional, it is still quite possible to decipher facts through things like characters' actions and words or the authors' style of writing and the intent behind the words. The plot is for more than just entertainment purposes; within it lies information about economics, psychology, science, religions, politics, cultures, and social depth.
Studying and analyzing literature becomes very important in terms of learning about human history.
Literature provides insights about how society has evolved and about the societal norms during each of the different periods all throughout history. For instance, postmodern authors argue that history and fiction both constitute systems of signification by which we make sense of the past. It is asserted that both of these are discourses, human constructs, signifying systems, and both derive their major claim to truth from that identity.
Literature provides views of life, which is crucial in obtaining truth and in understanding human life throughout history and its periods. Specifically, it explores the possibilities of living in terms of certain values under given social and historical circumstances.
Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary
about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary
words something extraordinary.
Boris Pasternak
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