Joan Brossa
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Joan Brossa (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈam ˈbɾɔsə]; 19 January 1919 – 30 December 1998) was a Catalan poet, playwright, graphic designer and visual artist.[1] He wrote only in the Catalan language.
Joan Brossa | |
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Born | Joan Brossa i Cuervo (1919-01-19)19 January 1919 |
Died | 30 December 1998(1998-12-30) (aged 79) Barcelona, Catalonia |
Nationality | Spanish |
Known for | Poetry, Theatre, Sculpture, Plastic Arts, Graphic Design |
Movement | surrealism, dada, Dau al Set, |
He was one of the founders of both the group and the publication known as Dau-al-Set (1948) and one of the leading early proponents of visual poetry in Catalan literature. Although he was in the vanguard of the post-war poets, he also wrote hundreds of formally perfect sonnets, sapphic odes, and sestinas as well as thousands of free and direct poems. His creative work embraced every aspect of the arts: cinema, theatre (more than 360 pieces), music, cabaret, the para-theatrical arts, magic, and the circus.