Lesson 5 Flashcards
Provides insight into Rizal’s early literary style, a one-act play in Spanish. It revolves around Leonido, a Filipino Virgin-devotee against Diwata/Satan, who symbolized Spanish oppression. It was presented on December 8, 1880.
Junto al Pasig (Beside Pasig River)
Emphasis on education and native language pride.
Sa Aking Mga Kabata
Expeesses his love and nostalgia for his hometown.
Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory Of My Town)
For the cultivation of knowledge and wisdom as tools for progress.
A La Educacion (To Education)
Integration of religious values into education.
Alianza Intima Entre la Religion y La Buena Educacion
The role of education in the nation’s light.
Por la Educacion Recibe Lustre La Patria
A call to Filipino youth to embrace culture; Rizal wrote this during his stay in UST and won first prize in a poem contest by the Manila Lyceum of Art and Literature; also provided insight on his romance with Leonor Rivera in Dagupan (who was later arranged to marry Henry Kipping) but her parents disapproved of their relationship.
A La Juventud Filipina (To The Filipino Youth)
Explores challenges and uncertainties of being a poet.
They Ask Me For Verses
Honoring the town of Talisay.
Hymn to Talisay
Explores love and devotion to the homeland. It initially referred to a love song or serenade, derived from kung hindi man (if it should not be so).
Kundiman
Reflects on home while in Heidelberg, Germany.
A Las Flores de Heidelberg (To the Flowers of Heidelberg)
A tribute to a friend’s virtues and character, for Consuelo Ortiga y Rey (Consuelo Ortiga y Perez).
To Ms. C.O. y R.
For the nation’s liberation from oppression.
A Filipinas (To the Philippines)
In honor of Maria Clara, one of Rizal’s most poignant works.
Canto de Maria Clara
Praises the values and societal contribution of labor.
Himno al Trabajo (Hymn to Labor)
