Novel
Chapter 8
Noli Me Tangere Published in Berlin (1887) * The bleak winter of 1886 was memorable in the life of Rizal for two reasons: 1. It was a painful episode for he was hungry, sick, and despondent in strange city and; 2. It brought him great joy, after enduring so much suffering, because his first novel Noli Me Tangere came off the press in March, 1887.
Idea of Writing a Novel on the Philippines * His reading of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, w/c portrays the brutalities of American slave-owners and the pathetic condition of the unfortunate Negros slaves, inspired Dr. Rizal to prepare novel that would depict the miseries of his people under lash of Spanish tyrants. * In a reunion of Filipinos in the Paterno residence in Madrid on January 2, 1884, Rizal proposed the writing of a novel about the Philippines by a group of Filipinos. His proposal was unanimously approved by those present, among who were the Paternos (Pedro, Maximo, and Antonio). * Rizal’s project did not materialize. Those compatriots who were expected to colaborate on the novel did not write anything. The novel designed to cover all phases of Philippine Life. * Rizal was disgusted at such flippancy. He was more disgusted to see that his companions, instead of working seriously on the novel, wasted their time for gambling or flirting w/ Spanish senyoritas.
The Writing of the Noli * Rizal began writing the novel in Madrid and finished one-half of it. When he went to paris, in 1885, after completing his studies in the Central University of Madrid, he continued writing the novel, finishing one-half of the second half. He finished the last fourth of the novel in Germany. He wrote the last few chapters of the Noli in Welhelmsfeld in April-June, 1886.
* In berlin during the winter days of February 1886. Rizal the final revisions on the manuscript of the Noli. Sick and penniless, he saw no hope of having it published, so that in a momentary fit of
Noli Me Tangere Published in Berlin (1887) * The bleak winter of 1886 was memorable in the life of Rizal for two reasons: 1. It was a painful episode for he was hungry, sick, and despondent in strange city and; 2. It brought him great joy, after enduring so much suffering, because his first novel Noli Me Tangere came off the press in March, 1887.
Idea of Writing a Novel on the Philippines * His reading of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, w/c portrays the brutalities of American slave-owners and the pathetic condition of the unfortunate Negros slaves, inspired Dr. Rizal to prepare novel that would depict the miseries of his people under lash of Spanish tyrants. * In a reunion of Filipinos in the Paterno residence in Madrid on January 2, 1884, Rizal proposed the writing of a novel about the Philippines by a group of Filipinos. His proposal was unanimously approved by those present, among who were the Paternos (Pedro, Maximo, and Antonio). * Rizal’s project did not materialize. Those compatriots who were expected to colaborate on the novel did not write anything. The novel designed to cover all phases of Philippine Life. * Rizal was disgusted at such flippancy. He was more disgusted to see that his companions, instead of working seriously on the novel, wasted their time for gambling or flirting w/ Spanish senyoritas.
The Writing of the Noli * Rizal began writing the novel in Madrid and finished one-half of it. When he went to paris, in 1885, after completing his studies in the Central University of Madrid, he continued writing the novel, finishing one-half of the second half. He finished the last fourth of the novel in Germany. He wrote the last few chapters of the Noli in Welhelmsfeld in April-June, 1886.
* In berlin during the winter days of February 1886. Rizal the final revisions on the manuscript of the Noli. Sick and penniless, he saw no hope of having it published, so that in a momentary fit of