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Birth: Bilbao (street/ 7 calles)
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University.
Studies in Madrid : doctorate in phylosophy and letters. -
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“Entorno al casticismo”.
His first book was “Entorno al casticismo”. The attempt of this book is define the eternal and universal Spain spirit. Try to integrated Spain to the rest of countries in Europe.
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Generación del 98.
A group of writers which worried about the near future of Spain.
Generation authors: https://www.unprofesor.com/lengua-espanola/la-generacion-del-98-autores-mas-importantes-2001.html -
Greek and history professor.
He was greek and history professor in Salamanca, where he gets the chair. https://www.usal.es/ -
“ Sentimiento trágico de la vida ”.
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Niebla.
In this book called Niebla, Unamuno create a character who fought for a personality and death cause. He used “niebla” as a synonym of “existence”.
http://www.ataun.eus/BIBLIOTECAGRATUITA/Clásicos%20en%20Español/Miguel%20de%20Unamuno/Niebla.pdf -
Poetry.
Unamuno written some poetry books, like a diary of his exile in France and a reflexion of a Velázquez painting. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cristo_de_Velázquez -
Identity.
He has spiritual problems and politics crisis. He worried about his country future but also about his personal end, which carried him anguish thinking between ideal and real, between the heart and using reason. -
Exile.
He was exiled to a Canarian island, but he take refuge in France and later in 1931 he came back to Salamanca. -
Theater.
He has plays like “Fedra”, “El otro”, “La venda” and “El hermano Juan”. In all of them we can see personal conflict. It’ s difficult to distinguish between Unamuno’s theater, novels and poetry because they are all similar. -
“San Manuel Bueno, martir”.
Joined three short novels as an only book call “San Manuel Bueno, martir”. In this book he talks about inmortality and faith. The protagonist, who is a priest lose his faith and he convert into a charity example for society.