About Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936) was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet and philosopher from Bilbao, a central figure of the Generation of '98. He was professor of Greek and rector of the University of Salamanca, and wrote En torno al casticismo (1895), Vida de Don Quijote y Sancho (1905), Del sentimiento trágico de la vida (1913) and the novel Niebla (1914).
Works by Miguel de Unamuno
1 essay to practice
Miguel de Unamuno’s writing style
Unamuno argues in the first person and in the open, admitting doubt and contradiction instead of hiding them. He repeats and turns words over, plays on their roots, and sets paradoxes side by side, so his essays feel like an argument with himself as much as with the reader.
How to write like Miguel de Unamuno
Pick one of Miguel de Unamuno’s essays and retype it word for word. Copying slows you down enough to notice how each sentence is built: where it starts, how long it runs and which words carry the weight. Keep the style notes above in mind as you type, then write a paragraph of your own in the same voice. New to this? Read what copywork is and how to do it.