MIGUEL DE UNAMUNO'S CÓMO SE HACE UNA NOVELA: CONFESSION, ABJECTION, RELIGIOUS ECONOMY

This article explores the political valences of Unamuno's religious and economic thought, particularly as it articulates with his concept of liberalismo socialista. Its analysis of Cómo se hace una novela and Unamuno's contemporaneous political writing argues that, despite its advocacy of...

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Published in:The Modern language review 2009-10, Vol.104 (4), p.1018-1037
Main Author: Biggane, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitalism
Cultural economics
Economic liberalism
Economics
Liberalism
Liberalization
Literary criticism
Marxian economics
Novellas
Political discourse
Political theory
Socialism
Speeches
Unamuno y Jugo, Miguel de (1864-1936)
Writers
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Summary:This article explores the political valences of Unamuno's religious and economic thought, particularly as it articulates with his concept of liberalismo socialista. Its analysis of Cómo se hace una novela and Unamuno's contemporaneous political writing argues that, despite its advocacy of an expansive transcendentalized liberal exchange economy, the discourse of abjection and a more general anxiety about bodily limits signal a cognizance of the shrinking possibilities of such a political theology in the face of the challenges presented by Left and Right political bodies during the Primo de Rivera dictatorship.
ISSN:0026-7937
2222-4319
DOI:10.1353/mlr.2009.0033