Three of the most prestigious universities in the world, all located in New York City, will host the presentation of the collection that includes Catalonia’s intellectual legacy. New York University, Princeton University i Yale University will be the stage where the director of the Ramon Llull Institute, Peter Almedaalong with historians Paul Freedman i Josep M. Muñozwill introduce “Catalan Classics of Political Thought”.
The collection collects the thinking and ideas that have defined Catalonia over the centuries, consolidating its intellectual memory and projecting it towards the future and towards the world.
The first number is News from Catalonia | We, the Catalans (1954), of Jaume Vicens Viveswhich explains the historical trajectory of Catalonia and its impact on political culture.
Presentations at the three New York universities will take place on the following days:
• Monday, 10/27, 12:30 p.m.: New York Universityin collaboration with the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies. Participation of Pere Almeda, Josep M. Muñoz, Paul Freedman and Mary Ann Newman.
Espacio de Culturas @KJCC, Room 324, 53 Washington Square S, Floor 3
• Tuesday, 10/28, 4 p.m.: Princeton Universityin collaboration with European Cultural Studies. Participation of Pere Almeda, Josep M. Muñoz and Paul Freedman
Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room 144
• Thursday, 10/30, 4 p.m.: Yale Universityin collaboration with the Department of History and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Participation of Pere Almeda, Josep M. Muñoz, Paul Freedman and Aurélie Vialette
William L. Harkness Hall (WLH), 309
With this initiative, the reading public, both local and foreign, can have a perspective on the political ideas that have shaped Catalonia’s personality, its institutional structure and its collective values.
Each volume of the collection, which will have a version in Catalan and one in English, will include an introductory study and a context study by national and international specialists, who will place the selected works within Western political thought. In the case of News from Catalonia | We, the Catalans these specialists have been the historians Paul Freedman i Josep M. Muñoz. The selection of texts will cover from the Late Middle Ages to 1975, and will be progressively expanded according to the priorities established by a coordination commission and a scientific committee.
List of authors of “Catalan Classics of Political Thought”
– Jaume Callis, Extragravitorium Curiarum Cathaloniae (1423).
– Tomás Mieres, Apparatus super constitutionibus et capitulis Curiarum generalium Cathaloniae (1465).
– Francesc EiximenisRegiment of the Public Case (1499).
– Jeroni Pujades, Universal Crown of the Principality of Catalunya (1611).
– Gaspar Sala, Catholic Proclamation to the pious majesty of Philip the Great (1640).
– Various authors, Austrian writings of the 18th century.
– Jaume Caresmar, Speech on agriculture, commerce and industry of the Principality of Catalonia (1771).
– Anthony of Campmany, Practice and style of holding courts in the Kingdom of Aragon, Principality of Catalonia and Kingdom of Valencia and news from those of Castile and Navarre (1821).
– Prosper de Bofarull, The Counts of Barcelona Vindicated, and Chronology and Genealogy of the Kings of Spain Considered as Sovereigns Independent of Their Brand (1836).
– Joan Cortada, Catalonia and the Catalans (1860).
– Josep-Narcís Roca and Farreras, Progressive Catalanism (1871).
– Francis Pi and Margall, Nationalities (1877)
– Valentine Admiral, Catalanism (1886).
– Josep Torras and Bages, The Catalan tradition (1892)
– Enric Prat de la Riba, Catalan nationality (1906).
– Gabriel Alomar, Socialist Catalanism (1911).
– Antoni Rovira and Virgili, Nationalism and federalism (1917).
– Salvador Seguí, Anthology of texts.
– Carlos Pi Sunyer, Catalonia’s economic fitness (1927-1929).
– Francesc Macia, Anthology of texts.
– Andrew Nin, Anthology of texts.
– Josep Ferrater Mora, The forms of Catalan life (1944).
– Josep Comorera, Anthology of texts.
– Jaume Vicens and Vives, News from Catalonia (1954).
– Joseph Pallach, Our combat (Action and perspective of socialism in Catalonia) (1954).
– Manuel Serra and Moret, Catalan citizenship. Breviary of thoughts, remarks and guidelines for Catalans (1957).
– John Carpenter, We Valencians (1962).
– Francesc Candel, The other Catalans (1964).
– Maria Aurelia Capmany, The Catalan woman (1968).
– Joseph Benet, Catalonia under the Franco regime (1973)
