Basque Literature: Evolution and Modernization

Novel Tradition: 19th Century to 1936 Civil War

Features:

• Top-romantic, sensitive habits
• Risk of loss or change in habits
• Idealization of farm life and seafaring people
• Catholic religious influence
• Promotion of Basque writers

Txomin Aguirre

Priest, member of the Basque Academy, skilled in wordplay. Three works:

• Auñamendiak Flower (1898)
• Mises (1906): Fishing world, Arranondo habits, love stories
• Garoa (1912): Rural environment, literary resources, exemplary interviews

Post-War Novel

Difficult time, first issued abroad. Some authors did not follow literary norms.

Modern Novel

Basque newspaper narratives by Txillardegik, Leturia, and the coat of arms marked the beginning of the modern era.

Characteristics:

• Subjectivity: Visions of the world
• Fragmentation: Retention of the world
• Irony: Critical approach

Thoughtful:

Accept open criticism.

The New Writer

University studies, urban atmosphere, knowledge of European literature, commitment to Basque language and literature.

Three Stages

1 (1957-1969)

TXILLARDEGI-(1929-x) Engineer, linguist, writer, journalist.

Leturia hidden log: Path between the abrasive, the Basque novels. First person, self-doubt.

Joxeba: Love between Mary and Joxeba, set in Paris.

Jon Mirande: Paris (1925-1972) Anti-Semitic, fascist, antiklerikala, antifrankista, killed himself.

Besoetakoa children: Daughter's relationship with pedophile, scandalous issues.

2 (1969-1976)

Ramon Leandro (1944): Economic sociological studies. Books:

• Every day is spend (1969)
• One hundred meters (1976)
• My Jesus (1976)
• Step Eleven (1995)
• Two Heart (1996)
• the tradition of Kandinsky (2003)

3 (1976 ...)

Main Aesthetics: Fantastic Stories. Realistic Stories. Dirty reality telling.