Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- 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: Unamuno, an existentialist, described his struggle for faith and longing for immortality in his poetry, novels, drama, cultural criticism, and philosophy. He depicted a world in which people’s desire for meaning and faith comes into conflict with science and rationality.
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 Salomé de Jugo. His father had gone to Mexico as a young man, accumulated some money, and then returned to marry...
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