The Yearned-for Meads of Mondego in Unamuno

Authors

  • Ángel Marcos de Dios Universidad de Salamanca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-847X_10_13

Keywords:

King D. Pedro and Inês de Castro, Mondego river, Coimbra, Alcobaça, Unamuno as a landscape writer

Abstract

Until his arrival in Salamanca (1891), Unamuno knew very little about Portuguese culture. But from this city he would often travel to Portugal, where he started numerous friendships that led him to the discovery of a nation (its literature, history, psychology ...) akin to Spain. A man of passion, Unamuno was overwhelmed by the history of King D. Pedro and Inês de Castro’s tragic love affair, a story evoked in several of his essays. This tragedy is associated with both the cities of Coimbra (the birthplace of their love) and Alcobaça (the sepulcher of the lovers), whose landscapes deeply moved Unamuno.

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Published

2020-09-28

Issue

Vol. 10 (2020): As palavras (in)visíveis. Estudos para Carlos Reis

Section

Secção Temática

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