Literature

Synopsis

Jean de Jaurgain (1842-1920) was a young man from Zuberoa belonging to a family that had lost its wealth over time and lived from agriculture. In addition, he researched and wrote extensively on the History and Literature of the Basque Country, including French. Jaurgain was also president of Euskaltzaleen Biltzarra. In 1899 he wrote the book Quelques légendes poétiques du Pays de Soule, in which he included six poetic legends from the oral literature of Zuberoa. Jean-Luis Davant translates into Basque the explanations about the legends that Jaurgain wrote in French. Although it is true that the legends were in Basque, now the reader will be able to enjoy the introductions in Basque. Davant also does not say who Jean de Jaurgain was and plunges us into the sources of these legends.