Bernat Metge

Bernat Metge (Catalan pronunciation: [bəɾˈnad ˈmedʒə]; (c. 1350 – 1410) was a Catalan writer and humanist, best known as the author of Lo Somni [ca], which he wrote from prison (c. 1398), in which Metge discusses the immortality of the soul.

[1] He was a courtier and Secretary for Joan I of Aragon, queen Violant of Bar, and following some troubles, once more served Martin the Humane of Aragon from 1403 to 1410.

[2][1] His influences included the literature of Provence, Petrarch, and De vetula, wrongly attributed to Ovid and now sometimes claimed for Richard de Fournival.

[3] He had a profound impact on the Catalan letters and was a catalyst for Italian letters to reach the Iberian Peninsula.

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