![]() In this light I propose to discuss the teaching of Unamuno’s Niebla as the node in such an hour-glass figure where forms and philosophies from many different sources are brought together to create a new genre: the nivola. But his concept of what it was to be Spanish is central to his contribution to world literature and thought. Unamuno’s understanding of what it was to be Spanish was inseparable from a world context. A man of immense erudition, Unamuno read over a dozen languages, taught Classics, was familiar with the major literary and philosophical figures of his day and championed the culture of “minor” languages such as Basque and Portuguese. ![]() ![]() ![]() Miguel de Unamuno is an author who practically begs to be taught in a comparative context. ![]()
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