Unamuno, Borges y la música

Abstract

De todos los aspectos que comparten Borges y Unamuno, este estudio hace hincapié en la concepción musical de su poesía. Unamuno ha sido siempre un autor difícil de catalogar, por eso la crítica lo ha señalado como un autor simbolista tanto como antimodernista. Por su parte, Borges ha mostrado una postura crítica ante sus contemporáneos modernistas, así como ante la obra de Unamuno, pero su poética coincide también con las teorías simbolistas. La particular relación que la poesía de ambos escritores ha establecido con la música nos permite ligarlos a ambos movimientos. Así, es posible ver una evolución en su obra poética, que es paralela a su vida.

From the wide range of features that both Borges and Unamuno share, this article is focused on the musical concept of their poetry. It has always been difficult to categorize an author such as Unamuno, which is why critics refer to him both as an anti-modernist and as a symbolist writer. In turn, Borges has shown a critical regard for his modernist contemporaries, as well as for Unamuno’s work. However, his poetics also matches symbolist theories. The special bond between both writers’ poetry and music allows us to link them both to symbolism and anti-modernism. Thus, it is possible to identify an evolution in their poetic works, in parallel to their lives.