- Francesc Fontanella
Francesc Fontanella (
1622 –1685 ?) was a Catalanpoet ,dramatist , andpriest .He studied law and was granted a degree in Civil and Canon law in
1641 . Until1652 he lived a courtesan life inBarcelona and began writing love poetry and wrote his two dramatic works: "Tragicomèdia d'Amor, Firmesa i Porfia" (1642 ) and "Lo desengany" (1651 ). Both pieces are allegorical with some pastoral elements. His poetry was more mature: he changed the pseudonym Gilet for the more pastoral Fontano and achieved great poetic heights in the sonnets dedicated to the death of his first wife. "A la mort de Nise" is worth mentioning.In 1652, around the time of the defeat of the
Catalan Revolt , he fled toPerpignan where he began a completely different life: the death of his second wife led to his entry in theDominican order and he was ordained as a priest. His poetry thus changed from amorous themes to religious ones and from euphoria to pessimism, a contrast completely personal yet simultaneously typical of thebaroque .He is considered to be one of the most important figures in the Catalan
baroque along withFrancesc Vicenç Garcia andJosep Romaguera .----This article incorporates material from the Catalan version of the article.
References
Miró, Maria Marcè. "Francesc Fontanella: Antologia poètica." Barcelona: Curial, 1998.
External links
* [http://www.uoc.edu/lletra/noms/ffontanella/index.html Webpage devoted to Francesc Fontanella (lletrA (UOC), Catalan Literature Online)] ca
* [http://perso.wanadoo.es/lipmic/Poecat/fontanella.htm Selection of Poems by Fontanella (in Catalan)]
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