Late Iberian literature

Sassari, Cathedral of San Nicola, glimpse of the south-southwest transept. Photo by Pier Paolo Sanna, Autonomous Region of Sardinia

In the last two centuries, the island's ruling classes have become strongly Hispanized and the Piedmontese are struggling to find their way around Sardinian reality.
Spanish also persists in religious writings, often alternating with Sardinian. This is the case of Giovanni Delogu Ibba, pastor of Villanova Monteleone, in his “Index Books Vitae”, Maurizio Carrus, San Vero Milis, with his “Passion”, of Gian Pietro Chessa Cappay, rector of Borore, with his sacred drama “Historya de la vida y echos de San Luxorio” and the lyrics attributed to Angelo Maria Carta from Cagliari.
According to literary scholar Giovanni Pirodda, “however, the trauma of the forced transition from one area of linguistic and cultural influence to another must be emphasized. It, interrupting processes that were now secular... constituted a profound fracture in historical continuity, even if Spanish survived for a long time not only in usual communication, but in official acts and celebrations”.
An emblematic case of an intellectual who rejects the new state of affairs is that of Vicente Bacallar y Sanna (1669-1727). Cagliari, a member of the Spanish Academy, made a wonderful diplomatic career on behalf of the Spanish monarchy to which he remained faithful despite the political setback that caused it to lose its sovereignty over the island. He wrote the treatise 'Monarquia Hebrea', a historical work, the 'Commentarios de la guerra de Espaňa, y de su Rey Phelipe V el animoso... 'and the biblical poem 'Los Tobias'.

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23/6/2026 - 15:34