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XXth century : 2 plays / Malou Jacob.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Quezon City : University of the Philippine Press, c2009.Description: x, 173 p 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789715426183
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR 9550.7 .M298 2009
Summary: These two plays dissect the violence inflicted on Filipinos by Filipinos. Country in search of a Hero is a full-length satirical play on the tree mortal sins of the Martial Law Regime : the torture and killing of student activists, the Manila Film Center cover-up, and the theft, of the Golden Buddha, symbol of greed for the Yamashita Gold. On the other hand, A Significant Life, a full-length dramatic play, exposes how a revolution devours its own children. The questions remain : Will the revolutionary of the 20th Century become a lost specie? Will he evolve into the terrorist of the 21st Century?
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Filipiniana Filipiniana Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Filipiniana PR 9550.7 .M298 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3AEA0000317265
Isagani R. Cruz Collection Isagani R. Cruz Collection Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center PR 9550.7 .M298 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 3IRC0000007586

These two plays dissect the violence inflicted on Filipinos by Filipinos. Country in search of a Hero is a full-length satirical play on the tree mortal sins of the Martial Law Regime : the torture and killing of student activists, the Manila Film Center cover-up, and the theft, of the Golden Buddha, symbol of greed for the Yamashita Gold. On the other hand, A Significant Life, a full-length dramatic play, exposes how a revolution devours its own children. The questions remain : Will the revolutionary of the 20th Century become a lost specie? Will he evolve into the terrorist of the 21st Century?

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