Unamuno's Theory of the Novel
Unamuno's Theory of the Novel

Author: C. A. Longhurst

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1351538217

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Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) is widely regarded as Spain's greatest and most controversial writer of the first half of the twentieth century. Professor of Greek, and later Rector, at the University of Salamanca, and a figure with a noted public profile in his day, he wrote a large number of philosophical, political and philological essays, as well as poems, plays and short stories, but it is his highly idiosyncratic novels, for which he coined the word nivola, that have attracted the greatest critical attention. Niebla (Mist, 1914) has become one of the most studied works of Spanish literature, such is the enduring fascination which it has provoked. In this study, C. A. Longhurst, a distinguished Unamuno scholar, sets out to show that behind Unamuno's fictional experiments there lies a coherent and quasi-philosophical concept of the novelesque genre and indeed of writing itself. Ideas about freedom, identity, finality, mutuality and community are closely intertwined with ideas on writing and reading and give rise to a new and highly personal way of conceiving fiction.

A Companion to Miguel de Unamuno
A Companion to Miguel de Unamuno

Author: Julia Biggane

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1855663007

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Surveys the thought and literary work of a towering figure in twentieth-century Spanish cultural and political life.

Jesus of Nazareth in the Literature of Unamuno
Jesus of Nazareth in the Literature of Unamuno

Author: C.A. Longhurst

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2023-07-15

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1837720444

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This books resolutely confronts key questions in Christianity and in Unamuno’s interpretation of it by covering important works read by Unamuno and major works written by him. This book takes into account both Unamuno’s discursive essays and his literary works, and so emphasising the poetic—as distinct from discursive—value of the story of Jesus. This book also includes English translations of original Spanish passages.

The Certainty of Uncertainty
The Certainty of Uncertainty

Author: Mark Schaefer

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2018-08-23

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 153265345X

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The world is full of people who are very certain--in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and social organizations are marketing certainty as a cure all to all life's problems. But is such certainty possible? Or even good? The Certainty of Uncertainty explores the question of certainty by looking at the reasons human beings crave certainty and the religious responses we frequently fashion to help meet that need. The book takes an in-depth view of religion, language, our senses, our science, and our world to explore the inescapable uncertainties they reveal. We find that the certainty we crave does not exist. As we reflect on the unavoidable uncertainties in our world, we come to understand that letting go of certainty is not only necessary, it's beneficial. For, in embracing doubt and uncertainty, we find a more meaningful and courageous religious faith, a deeper encounter with mystery, and a way to build strong relationships across religious and philosophical lines. In The Certainty of Uncertainty, we see that embracing our belief systems with humility and uncertainty can be transformative for ourselves and for our world.