One hundred years ago, in 1913, Miguel de Unamuno published a book called The Tragic Sense of Life. It was considered - in his time - to be a masterpiece, an influential work of early existentialist philosophy. But The Tragic Sense of Life is more (or you might say less) than a work of philosophy. It is a deeply personal account of one man's anguish in the night. (TheSmartSet.com)
Miguel de Unamuno is to-day the greatest literary figure of Spain. Baroja may surpass him in variety of external experience, Azor n in delicate art, Ortega y Gasset in philosophical subtlety, Ayala in intellectual elegance, Valle Incl n in rhythmical grace. Even in vitality he may have to yield the first place to that over-whelming athlete of literature, Blasco Ib ez. But Unamuno is head and shoulders above them all in the highness of his purpose and in the earnestness and loyalty with which, Quixote-like, he has served all through his life his unattainable Dulcinea. S. DE MADARIAGA
Philosopher, essayist, dramatist, poet, novelist, Unamuno was an impassioned and unorthodox thinker whose novels foreshadow the works of Gabriel Garc a M rquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Carlos Fuentes. Elegantly simple in language, these novels probe the elemental forces of human personality: In Two Mothers, the demonic will of a woman runs amok in a whirlwind of maternal power, and in The Marquis of Lumbria, another unforgettable heroine steers a violent course through the dense sea of tradition. By contrast, Nothing Less Than a Man, Unamuno's most forceful piece of writing, focuses on a truly Nietzchean hero, a man who embodies human will deprived of spiritual strength.
Tesoros de la Hispanidad
Tú me levantas, tierra de Castilla,
en la rugosa palma de tu mano,
al cielo que te enciende y te refresca,
al cielo, tu amo.
Miguel de Unamuno (España, 1864-1936) es uno de los filósofos y novelistas más célebres del siglo XX, pero es también un poeta de fuste. Original y propia como su prosa, la lírica unamuniana que anima a estas Poesías (1907) recorre los temas preferidos del autor con pasión y sentimiento.
Agrupadas en 17 capítulos, las poesías de este título incluyen el credo poético de Unamuno y configuran su decálogo filosófico, religioso y político. En este nos pinta su pasión por la España real, su geografía y su historia, y abre el corazón para hablar del amor (romántico y familiar) y del dolor, motor de la existencia que se supera a través del acto voluntario y salvador de creer en Dios.
Desde una perspectiva intimista, Unamuno nos deja hermosos poemas en los que refiere a los momentos más desgarradores de la vida, como la pérdida de un hijo, alternados con tiernos retablos de la vida doméstica y reflexiones filosóficas de gran porte. Se destacan, entre otros, El buitre de Prometeo, Muere en el mar el ave que voló del buque, El ciprés y la niña, L'aplec de la protesta y Sísifo.
Heir of S ren Kierkegaard and a precursor of continental existentialism, Miguel de Unamuno (Spain, 1864-1936) is one of the main European philosophers of the 20th century, and an outstanding Generation of '98 author.
Best known by his prose, Unamuno is also a consummate poet, and in Poesías he showcases his masterful skill, as well as his philosophical, religious, and political worldview. Romantic and familiar love, the travails of existence, and faith, as well as many other Existential leitmotifs, are present in this work.
Tesoros de la Hispanidad
Cada mes depositaba en el Banco mismo en que prestaba sus servicios el fruto de su ahorro mensual. Y era ahorrativo, lo mismo que en dinero, en trabajo, en salud, en pensamiento y en afecto.
Un pobre hombre rico o El sentimiento cómico de la vida cierra el ciclo de Amor y Pedagogía y Niebla, coincidentemente en los últimos años de vida de Miguel de Unamuno (España, 1864-1936). Desde esta perspectiva, Unamuno vuelve a abordar, con humor y guiñadas al lector, la trayectoria del ser humano y la necesidad de forjar relaciones significativas para alcanzar la felicidad. En mundo en el que nos usamos los unos a los otros, es difícil distinguir si la felicidad se encuentra en el amor romántico o en la cínica dependencia de la convivencia matrimonial.
Por casas de pensiones, bares y calles de la gran ciudad, seguimos el periplo existencial de Emeterio, un ahorrativo empleado bancario que duda entre entregarse al amor de Rosita o alejarse de todo compromiso y llevar una vida dedicada a incrementar su capital. Podrán más el voyerismo y el temor a la intimidad que la necesidad de entregarse al amor y formar familia?
Publicada en 1933 con San Manuel Bueno, mártir, La novela de Don Sandalio y Una historia de amor, Un pobre hombre rico o el sentimiento cómico de la vida explora el sentido de la realidad y los diferentes senderos que se abren en la existencia humana.
Heir of S ren Kierkegaard and a precursor of continental existentialism, Miguel de Unamuno (Spain, 1864-1936) is one of the main European philosophers of the 20th century, and an outstanding Generation of '98 author.
A hard-working bank employee, Emeterio is amassing a small fortune, but has a hard time finding love, or even accepting that he might need it. As he ponders his love for Rosita, we will follow him about boarding houses, outskirt bars and the streets of Madrid, as he watches couples from a distance, in search of an intimacy that he has not been able to achieve.
Un pobre hombre rico o el sentimiento cómico de la vida (1933), is one of Miguel de Unamuno's last novels and a Spanish classic. It is also the last book in the Amor y Pedagogía and Niebla saga, and revolves around the same concepts: destiny, family and love. This book features witty dialogs and humorous situations, and Unamuno's clear prose is accessible to people who have an advanced command of Spanish.
Join philosopher and writer Miguel de Unamuno on a journey through the human condition in this compelling meditation on existence. Combining philosophy and literature, Unamuno explores the tragic sense of life that pervades human experience. A must-read for anyone interested in existential philosophy or literature!
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