by Joan Amades · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476670507
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«Refranyer català comentat» is a commented collection of Catalan proverbs by Joan Amades, in paperback (248 pages, in Catalan).
A commented collection of traditional Catalan sayings and proverbs. Joan Amades explains the meaning of each expression and the context in which it is used, showing how the proverb collection reflects the culture, customs and popular wisdom of Catalonia.
Published in 1990 by Editorial Moll, it is the second edition of the collection, as stated on the cover.
For readers interested in Catalan popular culture and in the study of proverbs as a reflection of traditional wisdom.
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.
