Maragall i la construcció literària del mite de l'Empordà
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With his poetic work («L’Empordà»), and as a columnist of Joventut or La Veu de Catalunya, and -being a cultural leading figurewith
his interventions as president of literary contests (Festa de la Bellesa de Palafrugell, Jocs Florals de Girona…), Maragall
collaborates with Prat de la Riba’s project. With «Catalunya endins» as motto, this project seeks to build a symbolic construction
of the Catalan nation, creating a myth about l’Empordà that turns the region into a symbol of the Catalan identity while conserving
the complexity of the poet’s figure. However, as the myth becomes more popular, it will be interpreted in different ways