TY - BOOK AU - Hashim, Johanna G. TI - Balagtas and his nationalistic literature. SN - 9715061443 PY - 2001/// CY - Manila PB - UST Pub. House KW - Balagtas, Francisco, 1788-1862 KW - sears N2 - That Francisco Balagtas was both a poet and a social reformer par excellence is the thesis of this book. As a matter of fact, Dr. Hashim is telling us that the 12 poems she translated to English are not only for and about a real beloved woman but also, and more especially, for the Beloved Woman, Filipinas. For Balagtas, love for country is at least as intense as, if not more intense than, love for the lady of his life ER -