Who has agency in Unamuno's novels? : (a starting point) / Thomas R. Franz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franz, Thomas R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unamuno, Miguel de, 1864-1936.

Unamuno, Miguel de.

Unamuno, Miguel de, 1864-1936. Works--Selections--Criticism and interpretation.

Unamuno, Miguel de, 1864-1936--Characters--Criticism and interpretation.

Agent (Philosophy) in literature.

Spanish literature--19th century--Criticism and interpretation.

Spanish literature.

Spanish literature--20th century--Criticism and interpretation.

Characters and characteristics.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

iv, 179 pages ; 23 cm

Manufacture:

North Charleston, SC : CreateSpace, [2018].

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Thomas R. Franz, [2018].

Summary:

The majority of Unamuno's characters are obsessed with their will (voluntad), but there are others who seem to exhibit little or none (noluntad). However, being willful or amenable is not the same as possessing or not posessing agency, which involves the potential to achieve certain ends. This book studies the presence and absence of agency in the characters who populate Unamuno's longer fiction. The result is a revealing commentary on the passimism inherent in Unamuno's philosophical and religious struggles.

Contents:

Introduction

Paz en la guerra

Amor y pedagogía

Niebla

Nada menos que todo un hombre

Abel Sánchez

Tulio Montalbán y Julio Macedo and Dos madres

La tía Tula

Cómo se hace una novela

San Manuel Bueno, mártir

La novela de Don Sandalio

Conclusions

Notes

Works cited.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-179).

ISBN:

9781986693165

1986693163

OCLC:

1046982737