Noli me tangere / José Rizal ; translated by Ma. Soledad Lacson-Locsin ; edited by Raul L. Locsin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rizal, José, 1861-1896.

Contributor:

Lacson-Locsin, Ma. Soledad (María Soledad)

Locsin, Raul L.

Series:

SHAPS library of translations

Standardized Title:

Noli me tángere. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

452 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 1997.

Summary:

Noli Me Tangere is Latin for "touch me not", an allusion to the Gospel of St. John where Jesus says to Mary Magdelene: "Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my Father". In this modern classic of Filipino literature, Jose P. Rizal exposes "matters...so delicate that they cannot be touched by anybody", unfolding an epic history of the Philippines that has made it the most influential political novel in that country in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The popularity of this novel is grounded in its reflection of the turbulent times in which it was written. Its influence on Filipino political thinking, as well as on contemporary fiction, drama, opera, dance, and film, has been and continues to be enormous. The vivid characters and the harsh situations depicted still ring true today.

Notes:

"A publication of the School of Hawiian, Asian & Pacific Studies, University of Hawai'i"--T.p. verso.

ISBN:

0824819160

0824819179

OCLC:

35986389