Staff and students from across the
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) have come together to
celebrate the Día de Rosalía de Castro.
Born in 1837 in Santiago de
Compostela, Rosalía de Castro is now considered to be the pioneering author of
Galician literature. Her debut collection of poems, ‘Cantares Gallegos’, was
the first literary text written entirely in the Galician language when
published in 1863.
Each year on her birthday, 24th
February, the Association of Galician Writers (AELG) celebrates Rosalía de
Castro through a range of cultural activities, involving communities both
within, and outside, Galicia.
This year, colleagues in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
have organised a reading of the poet’s work in 21 languages by staff and
students across LLC.