tragic sense of life by miguel de unamuno

When in 1912 José Canalejas was assassinated by an anarchist, he blamed it on the fact that Spain lacked a 'true liberal democratic party' and in 1914 denounced the Spanish nobility for their alleged philistinism. Unamuno linked his liberalism with his hometown of Bilbao, which, through its commerce and connection with the civilized world, Unamuno believed had developed an individualism and independent outlook in stark contrast to the narrow-mindedness of Carlist traditionalism. During the 1910s and 1920s, he became one of the most passionate advocates of Spanish social liberalism. He served as rector of the University of Salamanca for two periods: from 1900 to 19 to 1936, during a time of great social and political upheaval. In addition to his writing, Unamuno played an important role in the intellectual life of Spain. According to Azurmendi, Unamuno went against the Basque language once his political views changed as a result of his reflection on Spain. In 1901 Unamuno gave his well-known conference on the scientific and literary inviability of the Basque. Unamuno would have preferred to be a philosophy professor, but was unable to get an academic appointment philosophy in Spain was somewhat politicized. There is some debate as to whether Unamuno was in fact a member of the Generation of '98, an ex post facto literary group of Spanish intellectuals and philosophers that was the creation of José Martínez Ruiz (Azorín)-a group that includes, besides Azorín, Antonio Machado, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Pío Baroja, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Ramiro de Maeztu, and Ángel Ganivet, among others.

Unamuno worked in all major genres: the essay, the novel, poetry, and theater, and, as a modernist, contributed greatly to dissolving the boundaries between genres. The contest was finally won by the Basque scholar Resurrección María de Azkue. As a young man, he was interested in the Basque language, which he could speak, and competed for a teaching position in the Instituto de Bilbao against Sabino Arana.

Miguel de Unamuno was born in Bilbao, a port city of the Basque Country, Spain, the son of Félix de Unamuno and Salomé Jugo. Unamuno was often in the terrace of the Café Novelty, founded in 1905, in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca.

Tragic sense of life by miguel de unamuno