Josep Vicenç Foix i Mas (Catalan pronunciation:[ʒuˈzɛbbiˈsɛnsˈfoʃ]; 28 January 1893 in Barcelona – 29 January 1987)[1] was a Spanish Catalan poet, writer, and essayist in Catalan. He usually signed his work by using the abbreviation J.V. Foix.
Born in Sarrià, Barcelona, Foix was the son of a baker. He started a university degree in law, but gave it up after the second year. Later, he worked in the family business as well as reading classic masterpieces of literature by authors such as Lord Byron, Dante Alighieri and Charles Baudelaire. Foix remained rooted to the place where he was born, even after the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War.[2] Foix's work had a consistent liberal tone; he was also involved in introducing avant-garde ideas to Catalonia.[3]
In 1916, Foix began to collaborate with La Revista and started to become interested in avant-garde art. He found work among publications such as Trossos, La Cònsola (1919–1920) or La Publicitat (1923–1936), where he worked as an art director.
At the end of the Spanish Civil War, Foix returned to the family business, and his artistic presence receded for some time. During this time he compiled his entire poetic opus, and he also acted as a mentor for young artists close to the avant-garde scene, such as Joan Brossa.
On 25 May 1962, he became a member of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans. His popularity continued to grow, thanks to Joan Manuel Serrat and his song És quan dormo que hi veig clar, which was adapted from one of Foix's poems.
J. V. Foix helped in 1985 to reestablish the students' association Federació Nacional d'Estudiants de Catalunya (FNEC). He was named its Honorary President.
He died in 1987 and was buried in Sarrià.[4] His personal library is located at the Biblioteca de Catalunya.
josep, vicenç, foix, catalan, pronunciation, ʒuˈzɛb, biˈsɛns, ˈfoʃ, january, 1893, barcelona, january, 1987, spanish, catalan, poet, writer, essayist, catalan, usually, signed, work, using, abbreviation, foix, contents, biography, references, bibliography, ext. Josep Vicenc Foix i Mas Catalan pronunciation ʒuˈzɛb biˈsɛns ˈfoʃ 28 January 1893 in Barcelona 29 January 1987 1 was a Spanish Catalan poet writer and essayist in Catalan He usually signed his work by using the abbreviation J V Foix Josep Vicenc Foix i Mas Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Sarria Barcelona Foix was the son of a baker He started a university degree in law but gave it up after the second year Later he worked in the family business as well as reading classic masterpieces of literature by authors such as Lord Byron Dante Alighieri and Charles Baudelaire Foix remained rooted to the place where he was born even after the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War 2 Foix s work had a consistent liberal tone he was also involved in introducing avant garde ideas to Catalonia 3 In 1916 Foix began to collaborate with La Revista and started to become interested in avant garde art He found work among publications such as Trossos La Consola 1919 1920 or La Publicitat 1923 1936 where he worked as an art director At the end of the Spanish Civil War Foix returned to the family business and his artistic presence receded for some time During this time he compiled his entire poetic opus and he also acted as a mentor for young artists close to the avant garde scene such as Joan Brossa On 25 May 1962 he became a member of the Institut d Estudis Catalans His popularity continued to grow thanks to Joan Manuel Serrat and his song Es quan dormo que hi veig clar which was adapted from one of Foix s poems He received many different awards during his life among them are the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia Medalla d Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya 1981 and the Catalan Literary Lifetime Achievement Award Premi d Honor de les Lletres catalanes 1984 In 1984 the Parliament of Catalonia proposed that he should be considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature J V Foix helped in 1985 to reestablish the students association Federacio Nacional d Estudiants de Catalunya FNEC He was named its Honorary President He died in 1987 and was buried in Sarria 4 His personal library is located at the Biblioteca de Catalunya References edit AELC Catalan Escriptors cat Retrieved 2012 07 31 Biography at lletrA English Lletra net Retrieved 2012 07 31 Gencat cat Modernisme and Noucentisme trends English 0 gencat cat Archived from the original on 2012 03 10 Retrieved 2012 07 31 Biography at fundaciojvfoix org Fundaciojvfoix org 15 January 2010 Retrieved 2012 07 31 Bibliography editJ V Foix 2002 Jaume Vallcorba Ediciones Omega ISBN 978 84 282 1250 2External links editJ V Foix in LletrA Catalan Literature Online Open University of Catalonia in English Spanish and Catalan J V Foix s Persona library at Biblioteca de Catalunya permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josep Vicenc Foix amp oldid 1218685968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
