Xabier de Lizardi


Xabier Lizardi, or José María Aguirre Egaña was a Spanish poet and writer in the Basque language. He was the main representative of pre-war Basque literature. His Symbolist aesthetic has elicited comparisons with the poet Juan Ramón Jiménez.
Aguirre signed with the pseudonym Xabier Lizardi by which he is known, although he also signed with those of Zarauztar Sabin and Samaiko Zulo. His scarce work, focused mainly on only two books, Biotz-begietan written in 1932 and the posthumous anthology Umezurtz-olerkiak published in 1934, in which he captures an intimate type of poetry. His work marks the transition from Romanticism to Symbolism in Basque literature.

Biography

In 1917, at the age of 21, Xabier de Lizardi graduated in law from the Complutense University of Madrid. In 1926 he participated in the founding of the Euskaltzaleak cultural entity within which he carried out different projects. In 1930 he participated in the Basque poetry contest in Errenteria, where he presented his poems Otartxo utsa, Paris'ko Txolarre and Agur. At the following year's contest held in Tolosa in honor of the poet Emeterio Arrese, he presented the poem Urtegiroak. This poem has been described as "his masterpiece" by Ariztimuño.
In 1932 Lizardi published the book Biotz-Begietan and was awarded the Kirikiño prize for the article Etxe barne bizia. The works Laño ta izar and Bi aizpak also saw the light in the magazine Antzerti.
At 36 years of age, he died in Tolosa on 12 March 1933.
The books Umezurtz-Olerkiak and Itz-Lauz were published after his death as well as his dramatic works Ezkondu ezin ziteken mutilla that appeared in Egan magazine in 1953.

Poetry

XX. mendeko poesia kaierak , 2000, Susa : Edition of Koldo Izagirre. Biotz-begietan , 1932, Greens-Atxirika . Olerkiak 1983, Erein : edited by Juan Mari Lekuona, Ángel Lertxundi and Xabier Lete. Umezurtz olerkiak 1934, Euskaltzaleak Lizardi , 1975, Valverde .

Theater

Bi aizpak , 1932, Antzerti . Laño ta izar , 1932, Antzerti Ezkondu ezin ziteken mutilla , 1953, '' Egan Magazine ''

Articles

Itz lauz , 1934, Euskaltzaleak .
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