The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Peoples
work by Unamuno
Also known as: “Del sentimiento trágico de la vida en los hombres y en los pueblos”
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discussed in biography
- In Miguel de Unamuno
…y en los pueblos (1913; The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Peoples), in which he stressed the vital role spiritual anxiety plays in driving man to live the fullest possible life. This and other themes were explored in La agonía del cristianismo (1925; The Agony of Christianity).
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Spanish literature
- In Spanish literature: Novels and essays
…trágico de la vida (1913; The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Peoples). A provocative, somewhat unsystematic thinker, Unamuno aimed at sowing spiritual disquiet. The novel became his medium for exploring personality, as in Niebla (1914; Mist), Abel Sánchez (1917), and Tres novelas ejemplares y un prólogo (1920; “Three…
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