Notes on Rafel Andrada, presumptive author of «Sermó de la invenció de la Creu» Authors Joan Giner Monfort Keywords: sermon, Rafel Andrada, popular literature, religious literature, 17th-century Catalan literature Abstract Researchers are divided on whether the purpose of the «Sermó de la invenció de la creu», attributed to Rafel Andrada, is moralistic or humorous. The lack of knowledge about the presumptive author’s identity has only magnified these doubts. This paper confirms the existence of Rafel Andrada, his religious work, details about his family and his relationship with Dénia and Gata —the two towns named in the sermon. However, the discovery of yet another text reopens the mystery of who really wrote the sermon and what his intention was.Key words: sermon, Rafel Andrada, popular literature, religious literature, 17th-century Catalan literature Author Biography Joan Giner Monfort Downloads PDF (Català) Issue No. 29 (2019) Section Studies and Editions License L&L: Llengua & Literatura is published under the Creative Commons licence system in the “Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 3.0 Spain” license scheme, the complete text of which is available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.ca. Therefore, the public at large is authorised to reproduce, distribute and share its content as long as the author and publisher are acknowledge and it is not used for commercial use or derivative works.This means that when an author submits their work for publication, they are explicitly agreeing to forfeit their editing and publishing rights.L&L provides free and immediate access to its contents (with the versions of the articles submitted that have been positively evaluated and, if needed, amended) through its URL (http://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/LLiL) before they are published on paper, based on the principle that making research available to citizens free of charge fosters the global exchange of knowledge.
