Victoria Cirlot
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Victoria Cirlot Valenzuela (born 1955) is a Spanish
scholar of medieval culture and literature, philologist, translator and editor. She is currently a professor of medieval literature
and comparative literature
at the Pompeu Fabra University
in Barcelona
, Celtic religion
professor at the University of Barcelona
, and professor of symbology
at the Universitat Ramon Llull in the same city. The collection El Árbol del Paraíso of the Editorial Siruela (Madrid
) is co-directed by her. She is also a founding member of the Institut Universitari de Cultura
and coordinator of the research team of the Biblioteca Mystica et Philosophica Alois M. Haas. Cirlot is a member of the Institut Carl Gustav Jung Barcelona. Some of her influences are the study of mysticism, symbology and the history of religions on one hand, and by the aesthetics of reception
on the other.
Cirlot was born in Barcelona
to the poet Juan Eduardo Cirlot
, whose book A Dictionary of Symbols she edited, and which contains an epilogue by her. Her sister is fellow professor Lourdes Cirlot.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
scholar of medieval culture and literature, philologist, translator and editor. She is currently a professor of medieval literature
Medieval literature
Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages . The literature of this time was composed of religious writings as well as secular works...
and comparative literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
at the Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University is a university in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is widely considered to be one of the best universities in Spain and in Europe, and was ranked 1st in scientific productivity in Spain in 2009. Founded in 1990, it is named after the Catalan philologist Pompeu Fabra...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Celtic religion
Celtic religion
Celtic religion may refer to:*Ancient Celtic polytheism**Druidism*Celtic Christianity**Celtic Rite**Celtic Orthodox Church**Celtic Catholic Church*Celtic Neopaganism**Neodruidism**Celtic Wicca**Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism...
professor at the University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
, and professor of symbology
Symbology
Symbology concerns the study of symbols.Symbology may also refer to:-Academics:* Semiotics, study of signs and symbols* Iconography, branch of art history which studies images...
at the Universitat Ramon Llull in the same city. The collection El Árbol del Paraíso of the Editorial Siruela (Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) is co-directed by her. She is also a founding member of the Institut Universitari de Cultura
Institut Universitari de Cultura
Institut Universitari de Cultura , also known by the acronym IUC, is a school belonging to Pompeu Fabra University, in Barcelona. It was created in 1994 in order to promote interdisciplinary cultural research in the fields of art, philosophy and literature. It's directed by Rafael Argullol...
and coordinator of the research team of the Biblioteca Mystica et Philosophica Alois M. Haas. Cirlot is a member of the Institut Carl Gustav Jung Barcelona. Some of her influences are the study of mysticism, symbology and the history of religions on one hand, and by the aesthetics of reception
Reception theory
Reception theory is a version of reader response literary theory that emphasizes the reader's reception of a literary text. It is more generally called audience reception in the analysis of communications models. In literary studies, reception theory originated from the work of Hans-Robert Jauss in...
on the other.
Cirlot was born in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
to the poet Juan Eduardo Cirlot
Juan Eduardo Cirlot
Juan Eduardo Cirlot Laporta was a Spanish poet, art critic, hermeneutist, mythologist, and musician.-Biography:Cirlot was born in Barcelona to Juan Cirlot and Maria Laporta...
, whose book A Dictionary of Symbols she edited, and which contains an epilogue by her. Her sister is fellow professor Lourdes Cirlot.
Works
- Figuras del Destino. Mitos y símbolos de la Europa Medieval
- Les cançons de l'amor de lluny de Jaufré Rudel
- Vidas y visiones de Hildegard von Bingen
- Hildegard von Bingen y la tradición visionaria de Occidente
- La mirada interior: escritoras místicas y visionarias en la Edad Media (with Blanca Garí)
- Mística y creación en el siglo XX (with Amador Vega)
- Cirlot en Vallcarca
- La visión abierta. Del mito del Grial al Surrealismo