Verdaguer Chair in Literary Studies

Mission

The Verdaguer Chair in Literary Studies (CVEL) conducts research on contemporary literature, and is therefore also involved in outreach and dissemination. Its mission is to study and foster interest in literature in general, and Catalan literature in particular. All aspects of literature and all genres form part of the Chair's field of action, with a special focus on Jacint Verdaguer and other authors from the Osona area of Catalonia, including notable figures such as Segimon Serrallonga, Miquel Martí i Pol, Emili Teixidor and M. Àngels Anglada.

The Societat Verdaguer and the Verdaguer Chair in Literary Studies keep collections of books and organise talks and other activities (including seminars and symposiums, tributes to writers, and dissemination of texts) in Vic and Osona, as well as in Barcelona and other locations, in collaboration with other institutions and universities.

Members

• Current director: M. Àngels Verdaguer
  (from 2007 to 2016, Secretary)
• Second director: Ramon Pinyol (2007-2016)
• First director: Ricard Torrents (2002-2007)

Research projects

• L'obra i la figura de Jacint Verdaguer: elaboració d'edicions crítiques i filològiques i estudi de la seva recepció nacional i internacional coetània i posterior (FFI2011-26367). Funding body: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. Duration: 2012-2014.
• Jacint Verdaguer: edició crítica, fonts, context i recepció (HUM2004-01392/FIL). Funding body: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. Duration: 2009-2011.
• Verdaguer: edició crítica i recepció hispànica i internacional (FFI2008-04830). Funding body: Spanish Ministry of Education and Science. Duration: 2004-2007.