In the following essay, Longhurst argues that readers of Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr will never be able to know the truth about the character Emmanuel because he is never seen directly, but always indirectly through the eyes of Angela.

Carey, Douglas M., and Phillip G. Williams. “Religious Confession as Perspective and Mediation in Unamuno's San Manuel Bueno, mártir.” MLN 91, no. 2 (March 1976): 292-310. In the following essay, Carey and Williams perceive confession to be a significant element of Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr.

Glannon, Walter. “Unamuno's San Manuel Bueno, mártir: Ethics through Fiction.” MLN 102, no. 2 (March 1987): 316-33. In the following essay, Glannon views the search for meaning to be a central theme in Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr and explores the ethical implications of Emmanuel's actions.

In the following essay, Franz employs Gaston Bachelard's The Poetics of Space to analyze the symbolic use of space in Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr.

The following essay, King finds connections between Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr and Gerhart Hauptmann's Der Ketzer von Soana.

In the following essay, Predmore offers a Jungian interpretation of Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr.

In the following essay, Orringer elucidates Unamuno's views on José Martí and contends that the Cuban freedom fighter served as a model for the character of Emmanuel in Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr.

In the following essay, Lacy compares Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr to Ingmar Bergman's 1961 film Winter Light.

In the following excerpt, Turner explores the role of faith as well as the symbolism of the lake, river, and mountain in Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr.

In the following essay, Anderson considers Angela's portrayal of Emmanuel and regards “her struggle with her own belief and with her own existence as the novel's most intriguing aspect.”

In the following essay, Tull examines the theme of alienation in Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr.

In the following essay, Andrachuk examines an overlooked passage in Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr and suggests Unamuno is writing about an alternative church.

In the following essay, Boerigter examines the extended dialogues between the characters of Angela and Emmanuel to gain insight into questions of faith and doubt in Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr.

In the following essay, Natella finds parallels between St. Theresa and the character of Angela in Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr.

In the following essay, Watson discusses the interior/exterior representation of imagery and the role of women in Abel Sánchez and Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr.

In the following essay, Hammitt discusses the names of the fictional locales of Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr—the mountain Peña del Buitre and the village of Valverde de Lucerna—and how they reflect Unamuno's philosophies.