Eugeni d'Ors
Encyclopedia
Eugeni d’Ors i Rovira (Barcelona
, 1881 – Vilanova i la Geltrú
, 1954) was a Catalan
Spanish writer, essay
ist, journalist
, philosopher
and art critic
. He wrote in both Spanish
and Catalan
, sometimes under the pseudonym
of Xènius (ˈʃɛnius).
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He studied laws in Barcelona and got his PhD
degree in Madrid
.
He collaborated from 1906 on in La Veu de Catalunya and was a member of Catalan Noucentisme
. He was the secretary of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans
in 1911 and director of the Instrución Pública de la Commonwealth of Catalonia in 1917, but he left in 1920 after Enric Prat de la Riba
's death. In 1923 he moved to Madrid
where he became a member of the Real Academia Española
in 1927. In 1938, during Spanish Civil War
he was the General Director on Fine Arts in the Francoist provisional government in Burgos
.
He was the father of the noted Spanish jurist, historian and political theorist, Àlvaro d'Ors.
In Catalan:
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 1881 – Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú is a city in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and the capital of the Garraf comarca. Originally a fishing port, the city has a growing population of approximately 66,000, and is situated 40 km south-west of Barcelona, with the more famous coastal resort of...
, 1954) was a Catalan
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
Spanish writer, essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
ist, journalist
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
, philosopher
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and art critic
Art criticism
Art criticism is the discussion or evaluation of visual art.Art critics usually criticize art in the context of aesthetics or the theory of beauty...
. He wrote in both Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
, sometimes under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Xènius (ˈʃɛnius).
PHD
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degree in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
.
He collaborated from 1906 on in La Veu de Catalunya and was a member of Catalan Noucentisme
Noucentisme
Noucentisme was a Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century that originated largely as a reaction against Modernisme, both in art and ideology, and was, simultaneously, a perception of art almost opposite to that of avantgardists...
. He was the secretary of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Institut d'Estudis Catalans
The Institut d'Estudis Catalans , also known by the acronym IEC, is an academic institution which seeks to undertake research and study into "all elements of Catalan culture"....
in 1911 and director of the Instrución Pública de la Commonwealth of Catalonia in 1917, but he left in 1920 after Enric Prat de la Riba
Enric Prat de la Riba
Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà was a Catalan politician. He became a member of the Centre Escolar Catalanista, where one of the earliest definitions of Catalan nationalism was formulated....
's death. In 1923 he moved to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
where he became a member of the Real Academia Española
Real Academia Española
The Royal Spanish Academy is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies...
in 1927. In 1938, during Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
he was the General Director on Fine Arts in the Francoist provisional government in Burgos
Burgos
Burgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...
.
He was the father of the noted Spanish jurist, historian and political theorist, Àlvaro d'Ors.
In Catalan
- La fi d'Isidre Nonell, 1902 (narració)
- Gloses de quaresma, 1911
- La ben plantada, 1911
- Gualba la de mil veus, 1911
- Oceanografia del tedi, 1918
- La vall de Josafat, 1918
- Gloses de la vaga, 1919
In Spanish
- Estudios de arte (1932)
- Introducción a la vida angélica. Cartas a una soledad, 1939
- Novísimo glosario (1946)
- El secreto de la filosofía, 1947
- La verdadera historia de Lidia de Cadaqués, 1954
External links
- Eugenio d'Ors (1881-1954)
- Eugenio d'Ors: Vida y obra (Universidad de Navarra)
- Eugeni d'Ors (Xènius) in LletrA, Catalan Literature Online (Open University of Catalonia)
In Catalan: