La Naval De Manila and other essays /

Joaquin, Nick

La Naval De Manila and other essays / by Nick Joaquin. - 75 pages 18 cm.

Contains the best three essays written by Nick Joaquin. La Naval de Manila speaks of the great battles of Catholic Christians against: the Albigensians, Islam and the Dutch. The significance of the battle as stated by the author is the victory of Catholicism over its enemies as mentioned.The Procession of the Virgin honored as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary state the fact that it was Mary's intercession that made the victory a reality.Popcorn and Gaslight emphasizes the importance of moro-moro show,zarzuela and vodaville as art expressions of history.As time passes Filipinos gradually realize that art form specially in stage, theater or movie should appreciate the substance of the past art expressions of acting before reaching the maturity of the present art expression in stage and film.


La Naval.
Philippine essays.

PL 5539.J574 / .L11 1964