Tragic Sense of Life is a book of philosophical reflection which
considers the nature and transience of humanity, the trials -
physical, societal and emotional - of existence, together with
death and the afterlife. A superb treatise whereby the author's
intellect is unleashed upon a variety of questions, this text
combines the passionate liveliness found in Unamuno's fictional
efforts with a thought-provoking gravitas cast upon life and
living. The towering ambitions of man are shown to pale in the face
of limitations and reality: immortality, the greatest aspiration of
all, is but an impossibility. The title, in alluding to tragedy,
foretells the author's argument that life and human nature have a
strong streak of absurdity. In the final chapter, the author
compares the classic story of Don Quixote - the man whose mad
ambition led him to ride his horse in four directions at once -
with everyday human life.
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