The Secret Dream World of Ángela Carballino in Unamuno’s San Manuel Bueno, mártir Cover Image

The Secret Dream World of Ángela Carballino in Unamuno’s San Manuel Bueno, mártir
The Secret Dream World of Ángela Carballino in Unamuno’s San Manuel Bueno, mártir

Author(s): Ali Shehzad Zaidi
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus
Keywords: Miguel de Unamuno; San Manuel Bueno; mártir; oneiric; water imagery; mountain symbol

Summary/Abstract: Critics have long held that Miguel de Unamuno’s San Manuel Bueno, martir concerns a village priest, Manuel Bueno, who suppresses his private doubts in order to preserve the happiness and simple faith of his parishioners. Notwithstanding critical tradition, a close look at the novella reveals that Manuel belongs to the secret dream world of its first-person narrator, Ángela Carballino. This paper peers into the hidden world of a protagonist who becomes a mother through her dreams.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 226-237
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English