Sang Nova

Vayreda, Marià, 1853-1903Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 554K words
Chapters: 56

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Sang Nova by Marià VayredaAuthor: Vayreda, Marià, 1853-1903,Language: Catalan, Class: PC: Language and Literatures: Romance languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Oct 13, 2007

Editor's review

Sang Nova is one of the representative works of the Catalan writer Maria Vayreda (1853–1903), written in Catalan and available as a free public-domain ebook from Project Gutenberg. Vayreda was an important novelist of the nineteenth-century Catalan literary renaissance, and his works are often set in the rural society around his native Olot, with a realistic touch and local color. The book is valuable for understanding the Catalan literary tradition, local society and rural ethics in nineteenth-century Iberia, and is also one of the primary texts for studying the Catalan national literary revival. As a public-domain ebook, it is easy to obtain, search and cite, making it suitable as extensive reading material for language learners or as a textual basis for literary researchers. Note that the book is in Catalan, so readers without the language will need a translation or reference tools; the electronic edition is a public-domain text without a modern introduction or notes, so the reading experience is rather plain.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Intermediate and advanced language learners studying Catalan who need original extensive reading material
Scholars studying the Catalan literary revival or nineteenth-century Spanish regional literature
Literary readers interested in rural realist fiction and local customs
Researchers who need to cite public-domain primary texts and value version accessibility

Not a good fit for

Ordinary readers with no Catalan at all and no translation to assist them
Beginners expecting a modern introduction, notes and detailed background information
Readers who prefer fast-paced plots or contemporary fiction

Reading tips

First learn about Vayreda's life and the background of the Catalan literary revival before entering the text; understanding will be smoother.
Language learners can first read a chapter straight through to grasp the feel of the language, then read closely paragraph by paragraph with a dictionary to build up local vocabulary.
Read alongside maps or local gazetteers to help reconstruct the rural geography and social environment of the novel.
Researchers should check the pagination and paragraphs of the public-domain electronic edition and cite the source version information.

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What language is this book written in, and what language foundation is needed?

The original text is in Catalan, a Romance language. Learners with a foundation in Spanish or French can read it gradually with a dictionary; readers with no prior knowledge are advised to first find a translation or bilingual material, then return to the original.

What are the features of the Project Gutenberg edition?

This edition is a free public-domain ebook; the text comes from a work whose copyright has expired, making it easy to download, search and cite. It usually contains no modern introduction, notes or scholarly appendix, so readers need to supplement the background information themselves.

What is Vayreda's position in Catalan literature?

Maria Vayreda is a novelist of the nineteenth-century Catalan literary revival; his works are mostly set in the countryside around his native Olot, with realism and local color, making him one of the important authors for understanding the regional narrative tradition of that period.

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Vayreda, Marià, 1853-1903 Author · Spanish · 1853–1903

Marià Vayreda (1853–1903) was a Spanish Catalan painter and writer known for his landscapes and novels. Active in the cultural milieu of the nineteenth-century Catalan revival, he brought a strong sense of place to both his painting and his literary work. His novel Sang Nova is his best-known representative work, focusing on the life and fate of people in his native region; its style is plain and its feeling restrained, reflecting a painter's keen observation of natural light and rural life. Because public information is limited, a full account of his life, his complete body of work, and his precise place in literary history cannot be given here. Even so, the available facts show that he worked in both painting and writing and holds a place in the local literary and artistic tradition of Catalonia, and his works are still mentioned by students of the region's literature and art of that period.