What Kapitan Tiago served and Padre Damaso ate : studies on Jose Rizal, his world, and his works /

Torres, Jose Victor Z.

What Kapitan Tiago served and Padre Damaso ate : studies on Jose Rizal, his world, and his works / Jose Victor Z. Torres - Quezon City, Philippines : Ateneo De Manila University Press, c2021 - xx, 86 pages ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- What Kapitan Tiago Served and Padre Damaso ate -- Telegrafo, Electricidad, y Punible Delito -- Annotating Colonial Histories -- A la Juvented de Filibusteros -- Bibliography.

Who was Jose Rizal? While most Filipinos know him to be our national hero, many will find that there is a superficiality to their knowledge of the Filipino patriot. In this collection of essays, historian Jose Victor Z. Torres invites us to engage in an in-depth re-examination of how we see Rizal. Addressing the sociohistorical context of Rizal’s nineteenth-century world, his novels, and his ambitions, Torres offers a thought-provoking perspective on Rizal. By stripping away the title of pambansang bayani and delving into a deeper, more personal understanding of who he was through this work, we can reconfigure our perception of Rizal to gain a richer appreciation of his life and legacy. Beyond looking at Rizal as a hero, we might want to discover who Rizal was at the end of the day—a human being.

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RIZAL, JOSE 1861-1896 -- STUDY AND TEACHING

DS 675.8.R5 .T67 2021