Description
Leonardo Escalona (1891-1938)
Book Summary
This volume rescues the figure of Leonardo Escalona, an Aragonese poet and teacher whose work, written in the Belsetán dialectal variety, was cut short by his premature death during the Civil War. Through in-depth research, the Xordica publishing house recovers his life and definitively establishes his only three known poems, which had until now been altered by transcription errors. The reader will find not only the restored texts but also the life context of a writer essential to understanding literature in Aragonese.
What is it about?
Leonardo Escalona (1891-1938) was a teacher concerned with education and new pedagogical currents, who left a minimal but valuable literary footprint: three poems written in Belsetán, a conservative dialectal variety from the Bielsa valley. His compositions are Las fiestas de San Medardo. Benabarre, Desde Bielsa para Puibolea, and De Tiermas a Bielsa. Following his death in the midst of the Civil War and the years of dictatorship, his work remained scattered and altered. This book, the result of exhaustive research, restores the original texts and reconstructs the author's biography, situating him as a key piece in Aragonese literature and the Biblioteca Pirineus collection.
Main themes
- Recovery and establishment of literary texts in Aragonese Belsetán.
- Biography of a 20th-century Aragonese teacher and poet.
- Historical context of the Civil War and the postwar period in Aragon.
- Linguistic and cultural heritage of the Bielsa valley.
- Critical edition of dialectal poetry with the correction of historical errors.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at scholars and lovers of Aragonese literature interested in dialectal poetry and the recovery of forgotten authors. It is also suitable for readers of biographies and true stories, as well as those who wish to learn about the cultural heritage of the Aragonese Pyrenees and the figure of a teacher committed to education and language.
What this book offers
- Access to the definitive and corrected version of Leonardo Escalona's three poems.
- A detailed biography that contextualizes his work and his era.
- The recovery of an essential author for literature in Aragonese, within the Biblioteca Pirineus collection.
- Rigorous research that corrects previous alterations in the texts.
Technical data
- Author: Escalona Montaner, Leonardo
- Publisher: Xordica
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Biography and true stories, Biography: general, Diaries, letters and journals, Biography collection, Memoirs, True stories, Poetry by individual poets
- Collection: XORDIQUETA
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: January 2013
- Number of pages: 80
- Weight: 126 g
Editorial review
This volume is a rigorous and necessary contribution to the knowledge of Aragonese literature. With solid research, the Xordica publishing house succeeds in bringing the figure of Leonardo Escalona back to light and definitively establishing his texts. It is a brief but substantial work that will be of particular interest to specialists in dialectology, local history, and postwar poetry, as well as readers committed to the recovery of the Pyrenean cultural heritage.