[Ressenya del llibre Francesc Fontanella: una obra, una vida, un temps, de Pep Valsalobre i Gabriel Sansano (eds.)]

Comentari del llibre Francesc Fontanella: una obra, una vida, un temps. Es tracta d’una obra miscel•lània en la que es recullen, partits en dos àmbits temàtics, un històric i un literari, 14 assaigs sobre temes que van des dels fets centrals de la Guerra dels Segadors fins a una proposta per a la realització d’una obra teatral fontanelliana

[Ressenya del llibre] Sa Pratza de su Diamante, de Mercè Rodoreda, trad.i notes de Giagu Ledda, Nuoro: Editorial Papiros, 2008

Ressenya de la versió en llengua sarda de la novel·la 'La Plaça del Diamant' de Mercè Rodoreda, traduïda per Giagu Ledda i publicada per l'editorial Papiros l' any 2008

Literatura mallorquina del segle XVIII [Ressenya del llibre Poesia i teatre d' Albert Burguny i Castellò, edició a cura de Ramon Díaz i Villalonga]

Ressenya de l' edició de Ramon Díaz i Villalonga sobre l' obra literària de l'escriptor mallorquí Albert Burguny i Castellò (1707-1770)

(FAB01_091) Book reviews

Leon Battista Alberti, 'On the Art of Building in Ten Books' Translated by Joseph Rykwert, Neil Leach and Robert Tavemor L. A. Zhadova (ed.), 'Tatlin' (Budapest 1984). English translation Helen Ross, 'Just For Living, Aboriginal Perceptions of Housing in North West Australia' Tony Fry, 'Design History Australia: A Source Text in Methods and Resources' Phillip Cox and David Moore, 'The Australian Functional Tradition' Lenore Coltheart and Don Fraser (eds.), 'Lamdmarks in Public Works, Engineers and Their Works in New South Wales 1884-1914' Peter Bridges and Don MacDonald, 'James Barnet, Colonial Architect' Don Watson and Judith McKay, 'A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940' Russell Walden, 'Voices of Silence: New Zealand's Chapel of Futuna' Jeremy Salmond, 'Old New Zealand Houses 1800-1940' Victoria Middleton, 'The Legend of Green Valley' Dyranda Prevost and Ann Rado, 'Living Places' Mark Jackson and Mark Stiles (directors), 'Universal Provider' Lars Lerup, 'Planned Assaults'

The evolution of recent research on Catalan literature through the production of PhD theses: a bibliometric and social network analysis

Introduction. This paper studies the situation of research on Catalan literature between 1976 and 2003 by carrying out a bibliometric and social network analysis of PhD theses defended in Spain. It has a dual aim: to present interesting results for the discipline and to demonstrate the methodological efficacy of scientometric tools in the humanities, a field in which they are often neglected due to the difficulty of gathering data. Method. The analysis was performed on 151 records obtained from the TESEO database of PhD theses. The quantitative estimates include the use of the UCINET and Pajek software packages. Authority control was performed on the records. Analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample and the distribution of responses to each question. Sex differences on key questions were analysed using the Chi-squared test. Results. The value of the figures obtained is demonstrated. The information obtained on the topic and the periods studied in the theses, and on the actors involved (doctoral students, thesis supervisors and members of defence committees), provide important insights into the mechanisms of humanities disciplines. The main research tendencies of Catalan literature are identified. It is observed that the composition of members of the thesis defence committees follows Lotka's Law. Conclusions. Bibliometric analysis and social network analysis may be especially useful in the humanities and in other fields which are lacking in scientometric data in comparison with the experimental sciences.