Origins and rise of the Filipino novel : a generic study of the Novel until 1940 /

Mojares, Resil B.

Origins and rise of the Filipino novel : a generic study of the Novel until 1940 / Resil B. Mojares. - Quezon City : University of the Philippines PRess, c1983. - 398 pages 23 cm.

A U.P. Diamond Jubilee Publication --COVER.

Includes bibliography and index.

This book discusses the study of Filipino novel both in the context of its narrative tradition and the social history of the Philippines. It provides data from several languages and regional literatures such as: Spanish, English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Iloko and Hiligaynon. It also offers a huge range of literary history - from epics, religious exempla, romances and modern novels.

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Philippine fiction (English)
Philippine literature (English)

PL 5535 / .M729 1983