Theater specialist

He is a member of the Historical-Archaeological Section of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans and specialises in the history and reception of contemporary Catalan and international theatre, with studies on figures such as Pin i Soler, Guimerà, Sagarra, Espriu, Brossa, Benet i Jornet, Belbel and Rodoreda, as well as Ibsen, Molnár, Cocteau, Beckett, Shaw, Wilder, Wesker and Fo, among others.

He has been a part-time lecturer and later a tenured Professor of Catalan Literature at the University of Barcelona (1976-1993) and a Professor of Catalan Literature and the History of Translations at Pompeu Fabra University (1993-2021).

Last Update: October, 2024

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Audience at the opening event of the Grec Festival 2023. © Images Barcelona / Paula Jaume
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