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Els Marges is a Catalan-language journal of language and literature founded in 1974 by Joaquim Molas.

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Overview

Els Marges is a quarterly journal dedicated to Catalan language and literature, founded in 1974 by Joaquim Molas. It publishes research, literary criticism and creation, documents of linguistic and literary interest, unpublished contemporary literary texts, critical reviews of recent publications, and editorials of a polemical nature. Among its most notable contributions is the 1979 manifesto Una nació sense estat, un poble sense llengua (known as the "Els Marges manifesto"), and a critical article on the 1998 Diccionari de la llengua catalana of the Institute of Catalan Studies. The journal was published by Curial Edicions Catalanes until 2003, and since then by the publisher of l'Avenç. Its current directors are Jordi Castellanos and Josep Murgades, with an editorial team including Marina Gustà, Víctor Martínez-Gil, Josep Paré, Maria Pilar Perea, and Neus Real.

History

Els Marges was founded in 1974 by Joaquim Molas. The original editorial team consisted of Josep Maria Benet i Jornet, Jordi Castellanos i Vila, Josep Murgades i Barceló, and Enric Sullà i Álvarez, later joined by Manuel Jorba, Josep Maria Nadal, Joan Argenter, and Josep Maria Balaguer. The journal has published research, literary criticism and creation, documents of linguistic and literary interest, unpublished contemporary literary texts, critical reviews of recent publications, and polemical editorials. Notable among these is the 1979 manifesto Una nació sense estat, un poble sense llengua (known as the "Els Marges manifesto"), and a critical article on the 1998 Diccionari de la llengua catalana of the Institute of Catalan Studies. Until 2003, it was published by Curial Edicions Catalanes; since then, it has been published by the publisher of l'Avenç. The current directors are Jordi Castellanos and Josep Murgades, with editors Marina Gustà, Víctor Martínez-Gil, Josep Paré, Maria Pilar Perea, and Neus Real.

  • 2003

    Publication transferred from Curial Edicions Catalanes to the publisher of l'Avenç.

  • 1998

    Published a critical article on the Diccionari de la llengua catalana of the Institute of Catalan Studies.

  • 1979

    Published the manifesto Una nació sense estat, un poble sense llengua.

  • 1974

    Founded by Joaquim Molas.

Products and positioning

A leading Catalan-language journal of language and literature, known for its research, criticism, and polemical editorials.

  • Journal issues

    Quarterly issues containing research, criticism, and literary texts.

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