Orixeren mendeurrenean

Abstract

This year marks the centenary of the birth of the Basque writer Nikolas Ormaetxea "Orixe" (1888-1961). Without doubt, he must count amongst the most representative figures of one of the most interesting periods of the Basque cultural scene, the years before and after the Civil War of 1936-39. The need to unify the language and establish a standard variety constituted one of the main topics of debate throughout this period, and Orixe played a fundamental and decisive part in these discussions. We attempt here to bring together the different attitudes adopted by Orixe towards this question, whilst also presenting some brief data to help reconstruct the framework within which the debate took place.