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El Filibusterismo
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El Filibusterismo 1
Rizal dedicated El
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Filibusterismo to the three
martyred priests of Cavite
mutiny. The execution of
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the three priests was
significant to the title of the
novel. 4
El filibusterismo 1
• It consist of 38 chapters
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El Filibusterismo 1
October, 1887
-He begun writing it in Calamba
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1888 (London)
- He made some changes in the plot and revised the chapter already
written.
July 5, 1891
-Rizal left Brussels for Ghent.
Reasons: 2
- The cost of living was lower
-The price of printing was much cheaper than in Brussels
-To escape from the enticing attraction of Petite Suzanne
from July to September, 1891 3
-They lived frugally in Ghent for three
months
-To economize further on their living
expenses, they prepared their own
breakfast. 4
El Filibusterismo 1
Jose Alejandro
– Rizal’s room mate when he lived in a cheap boarding house, owing to
his limited funds
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September 18, 1891
– the novel was published in Ghent, partially funded by
Rizal's friend Valentin Ventura.. Rizal immediately sent on this date two
printed copies to Hong Kong- one for Basa and other
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for Sixto Lopez
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The Printing of El Filibusterismo
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Rizal became desperate because his
funds were running low.
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The Printing of El Filibusterismo 1
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The Printing of El Filibusterismo 1
July 1891
– Rizal wrote a letter to Basa saying that if no money comes he have to
stop the El Fili’s publication. 2
August 6
- The printing had to be suspended, as Rizal feared, because he
could no longer give the necessary funds to the printer.
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“El Filibusterismo” Comes Off the Press
In his morbid moments of
despair, Rizal almost burned T
the manuscript of El
Filibusterismo.
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When everything seemed lost,
help came from an unexpected
source. Valentin Ventura heard
of Rizal’s predicament and T
immediately sent the amount
needed to finish the
publication of the novel.
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“El Filibusterismo” Comes Off the Press 1
Valentin Ventura 3
– Savior of El Filibusterismo
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“El Filibusterismo” Comes Off the Press
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“El Filibusterismo” Comes Off the Press 1
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The Manuscript and the Book 1
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The Manuscript and the Book 1
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Synopsis of El Filibusterismo
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This novel is a sequel on Noli
Me Tangere.
less humor X
less idealism
less romance
more revolutionary
more tragic T