Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers, Poetry, Poets, Teaching, Teachers, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: One of the outstanding Spanish men of letters of the twentieth century, Unamuno wrote everything from poetry and novels to philosophy, drama, and cultural criticism; he served the cause of Spanish republicanism, was a key figure in the expression of the existentialist tension between reason and faith, and influenced two generations of Spanish students at the University of Salamanca.
Early Life
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo was born September 29, 1864, in Bilbao, Spain, the first son and third of the six children of Félix de Unamuno and...
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