by Joan Amades · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429804461
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«Les millors llegendes populars» is a collection of legends by Joan Amades, published by Editorial Selecta in paperback (287 pages, in Catalan).
Joan Amades reviews the history and folklore of the Catalan Countries in brief legendary tales: the origin of the senyera, the name of the Salt de la Reina Mora de Siurana, the founding of the Monastery of Poblet, the dream of King Jaume I under the Pi de les Tres Branques, the story of Comte Arnau, and the legend of the construction of the Pont del Diable.
It is the first volume of the collection «El Tresor popular de Catalunya», published in 1978.
It will appeal to readers interested in the folklore, history, and oral traditions of Catalonia and the Catalan Countries as a whole.
Joan Amades i Gelats was a Catalan ethnologist and folklorist. An autodidact, he worked at the historical archive of the city of Barcelona and at the Museum of Industry and Popular Arts of the same city. From 1956 onwards, he collaborated with UNESCO. He was also an important promoter of Esperanto and founded the Federació Esperantista Catalana. Perhaps the most important book in his large bibliography is Costumari Català, the main work for the study of Catalan popular culture.
