O posicionamento de Curros Enríquez perante a lingua

Abstract

The article begins with a brief overview of the social and linguistic situation of Galician at the end of the nineteenth century, the distinction between its oral and written use, and the appearance of the first grammars, before focusing on the ideological and (socio)linguistic allegiance of the poet, Manuel Curros Enríquez, to the cause of the Galician language. His commitment to the language is manifest in a number of his poems and in texts such as his review of El Idioma Gallego by Antonio de la Iglesias. Despite the shortcomings of the few available grammars and the absence of a modern literary tradition, Curros was determined to move beyond the dialectal literature of the Rexurdimento and establish a common literary standard in Galician. His aim was to transform Galician into a language of literature and prestige.