o:551700 La diplomazia culturale: il caso di Spagna e Catalogna it ca Il volume raccoglie i contributi di cinque docenti universitari che affrontano, attraverso specifici case study, il tema della diplomazia culturale nel contesto spagnolo e catalano del XX secolo. I contributi presentano alcuni esponenti del mondo della letteratura, quali il poeta Josep Carner, ma anche le vicende di personaggi meno noti, quali il maiorchino Joan Estelrich e il giornalista naturalizzato svedese Ernesto Dethorey. Inoltre, gli autori evidenziano chiari collegamenti con il mondo politico ed editoriale italiano dell’epoca richiamando le figure dell’ex sindaco di Firenze Giorgio La Pira e del poliedrico traduttore Cesare Giardini. In tutti i contributi è ben presente il tragico scenario che caratterizzò la Spagna nel secolo scorso: guerra civile, franchismo ed esilio. The anthology highlights the pivotal role of literature and culture in twentieth-century Spain and Catalonia. The authors present five case studies that allow readers to observe cultural diplomacy in action during one of the most dramatic periods in recent Spanish history: the Civil War from 1936 to 1939; Franco’s dictatorship, which resulted in countless casualties and disappeared individuals; and the persecution of languages and cultural minorities within the country. In the first chapter, Enric Bou discusses Josep Carner, a prominent Catalan poet who spent most of his life abroad. Carner began his career in the Spanish diplomatic corps in 1921 but later abandoned it to remain faithful to the Republican cause. Chapter two focuses on Joan Estelrich Artigues, a Majorcan cultural mediator who promoted Catalan literature and culture abroad. Chapter three introduces Ernesto Dethorey, a translator and journalist based in Sweden who supported the Spanish Republic and dedicated his life to denouncing Franco’s crimes in the media. In Stockholm, Dethorey came into contact with members of the Swedish Academy. In the fourth chapter, Patrizio Rigobon discusses the Italian translator Cesare Giardini, focusing especially on his translations of two Catalan works and their political implications in Fascist Italy: La Nacionalitat Catalana by Enric Prat de la Riba and Entorn del feixisme italià: Meditacions i commentaris sobre problemes de política contemporània by Francesc Cambó. In the final chapter, Giovanni Cattini analyzes progressive Catalan Catholics and three specific events: the Montserrat festivals (1947), the 35th Eucharistic Week (1952), and the Mediterranean colloquiums. The chapter recalls Giorgio La Pira, who was a prominent figure in Italian politics at that time. Joan Estelrich • Spanish civil war • Exile • Anti-francoism • Prat de la Riba • Giorgio La Pira • Spanish dictatorship • Christian Democracy • Miguel Angel Asturias • Cesare Giardini • Transnationals relations • Francesc Cambó • Jocs Florals • Alpes • Soft power • Josep Carner • Nazariantz • Ciarlantini • Cultural mediation • Literary circulation • Manuel Irujo • Giardini • Dictatorship • Ernesto Dethorey • Franco • Estelrich • Cambó • Pablo Neruda • Catalan Nationalism • Nobel Prize 1552099 10.30687/978-88-6969-947-4 1552100 978-88-6969-947-4 2026-03-04T12:59:34.390Z 44 yes 52 Ivan Lo Giudice application/pdf 4072796 http://phaidra.cab.unipd.it/o:551700 no yes 16 70 UNIVEEDITORIA Edizioni_cafoscari 138 p Biblioteca di Rassegna iberistica 44 Venezia Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press 2025-10-27