Unamuno’s Mist Beyond Kierkegaard. Love and Polyphony as an Overcoming of Naturalism

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17227/01234870.39folios173.185 In this essay I seek to highlight some insights that help to shed light on the intellectual relation between Unamuno and Kierkegaard, especially in the context of Mist, based on the idea of love developed by both authors. Better supported rea...

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Main Author: Carlos Gardeazábal Bravo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional 2014-05-01
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Online Access:http://revistas.pedagogica.edu.co/index.php/RF/article/view/2362
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description DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17227/01234870.39folios173.185 In this essay I seek to highlight some insights that help to shed light on the intellectual relation between Unamuno and Kierkegaard, especially in the context of Mist, based on the idea of love developed by both authors. Better supported readings of these similarities are based on an understanding of the importance of the pseudonyms in the work of Kierkegaard and the idea of “indirect communication”. I advance three points of analysis to refine the comparisons between Unamuno and Kierkegaard: 1. A theoretical framework that considers the dialogic nature of the work of both authors, 2. take into account the intellectual context in which Mist emerged, including the opposition of Unamuno to realistic naturalism, and 3. a rigorous reading of Unamuno and Kierkegaard that respects the specific characteristics of their works. Throughout the paper I will make clear the importance of the idea of polyphony in both authors, particularly in Unamuno’s Mist. I argue that the points of contact between Kierkegaard and Unamuno, although numerous, deep down can hide different concepts of love, especially when taking into account the line of interpretation of “indirect communication”.
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spelling doaj.art-071cd206305049d7953e1a54eeb779902023-12-02T17:20:52ZengUniversidad Pedagógica NacionalFolios0123-48700120-21462014-05-0103910.17227/01234870.39folios173.1851928Unamuno’s Mist Beyond Kierkegaard. Love and Polyphony as an Overcoming of NaturalismCarlos Gardeazábal Bravo0Universidad de ConnecticutDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17227/01234870.39folios173.185 In this essay I seek to highlight some insights that help to shed light on the intellectual relation between Unamuno and Kierkegaard, especially in the context of Mist, based on the idea of love developed by both authors. Better supported readings of these similarities are based on an understanding of the importance of the pseudonyms in the work of Kierkegaard and the idea of “indirect communication”. I advance three points of analysis to refine the comparisons between Unamuno and Kierkegaard: 1. A theoretical framework that considers the dialogic nature of the work of both authors, 2. take into account the intellectual context in which Mist emerged, including the opposition of Unamuno to realistic naturalism, and 3. a rigorous reading of Unamuno and Kierkegaard that respects the specific characteristics of their works. Throughout the paper I will make clear the importance of the idea of polyphony in both authors, particularly in Unamuno’s Mist. I argue that the points of contact between Kierkegaard and Unamuno, although numerous, deep down can hide different concepts of love, especially when taking into account the line of interpretation of “indirect communication”.http://revistas.pedagogica.edu.co/index.php/RF/article/view/2362
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