Josep Yxart (1852–1895) was a Spanish literary critic, essayist and translator from Tarragona, Catalonia. He was an important figure in the Renaixença movement.

Josep Yxart i de Moragas in 1895

He translated to Spanish works by Friedrich von Schiller. Joan Sardà i Lloret and Narcís Oller were his pupils, and he also encouraged Joan Maragall, Santiago Rusiñol and Raimon Casellas to write.

Works

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  • Lo teatre català. Assaig històric-crític (1878)
  • Fortuny (1881)
  • El arte escénico en España (1894-1896)
  • Obres catalanes de Josep Ixart (1896), compilation by Narcís Oller
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