Obras Completas [Volumes 3, 4, 8 & 15 Only]

Madrid: Afrodisio Aguado, 1958-. Four 12mo volumes in full burgundy leather with gilt titles and ornaments to spines; frontispiece photos of author b&w; approx 1200 pages each vol., printed on India paper. Volumes 3 & 4 include original slipcases. All four volumes are ex-library, from a graduate seminar library, with minimal markings (bookplate & circulation slip; minimally circulated if at all). Very good thus. See photos. Limp leather.

Tomo 3: De la enseñanza superior en España, 1899; Nicodemo el Fariseo, 1899 en Torno al Casticismo, 1895; ensayos; Tomo.4. La vida de don Quijote y Sancho; mi relgión y otros ensayos breves, 1910; soliloquios y conversaciones; contra esto y Aquello, 1912; el porvenir de España, 1898-1912 -- Tomo 8: Letras Hispanoamericanas (1894-1924); letras Italianas (1898-1934); letras Inglesas (1899-1936); letras de la antigüedad clásica (1909-1932); letras Francesas (1912-1936); letras Portuguesas (1912-1935); letras Alemanas (1914-1923); letras Rusas (1915-1933); letras Norteamericanas (1918-1932). // Unamuno, Miguel de (1864-1936) -- Colecciones de escritos. -- Tomo 15: Poesia III; Cancienero. // "Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) was a Spanish writer, philosopher, and academic. He was born in Bilbao, Spain, and studied philosophy and letters at the Central University of Madrid. Unamuno is best known for his philosophical works, which explore the themes of existentialism, faith, and the meaning of life. He was a strong critic of dogmatic and orthodox thinking and advocated for individual freedom of thought and expression. Unamuno was also a prolific writer of fiction, poetry, and essays. His most famous works of fiction include "Abel Sanchez," "San Manuel Bueno, Martyr," and "Niebla" (Fog), which is considered one of the most important works of Spanish literature of the 20th century. In addition to his literary and philosophical pursuits, Unamuno was also active in politics and social issues. He opposed the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera in the 1920s and was exiled to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands for his outspoken criticisms. He returned to the mainland in 1930 and became involved in the Republican movement during the Spanish Civil War. Unamuno died in 1936 during the early months of the Spanish Civil War, shortly after he publicly denounced the excesses of both the Republican and Nationalist forces. His death remains a controversial and contested topic in Spanish history and culture."