Dolors Monserdà

Sanguine of Dolors Monserdà by Lluïsa Vidal.
Tomb of Dolors Monserdà at Montjuïc Cemetery, Barcelona

Dolors Monserdà i Vidal (née, Dolors Moncerdà i Vidal; also known as, Dolors Monserdà de Macià; Barcelona, 1845 - 1919) was a Spanish writer, poet, storyteller, playwright, essayist, and columnist of Catalan descent. She was the sister of the painter Enric Monserdá i Vidal (1850-1926), and her daughter was married to the modernist architect, Josep Puig i Cadafalch. She wrote in Spanish through 1875, and from then on, in Catalan. She was a regular participant in the Floral Games, where she was awarded prizes in 1878, 1882 and 1891. In 1909, she was the first woman to chair a poetry contest. A journalist as well, she wrote for the periodical, La Renaixença, and the magazine, Feminal.

Selected work

Poetry

Poetry from the Floral Games[1]

Novels

Theatre

Literary critic

References

  1. ↑ Archivo Histórico de la Ciudad de Barcelona. Fons 6B-Jocs Florals, Sèrie III-Pliques (Spanish)
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