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050			_aPQ 8897.R5 _bV55 2016
100			_aVillaroman, Noel G., _944729
245		0	_aRizal in barong Tagalog / _cNoel G. Villaroman.
264			_aQuezon City, Philippines : _bNew Day Publishers, _c[2016];©2016
300			_axi, 294 pages _c23 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis book Rizal in Barong Tagalog is a collection of more than 55 inquisitive essays about our foremost national hero, jose rizal. It reveals fresh insights about the many facets of rizal's individuality. The reader is given a sampler, so to speak, of rizal's loves, his fears, his hopes, his faith, his loneliness, his disgust,his happiness, his viewpoints, his moods and reactions. The book's aim is to strip him of the layers of myths and legends surrounding him, and to lay bare his ordinary humanity. Why is it important to imagine rizal in a barong tagalog? More than a century and a language barrier separate rizal from the present generation of filipinos. The image of rizal wearing the familiar barong tagalog-- ap iece of clothing that is uniquely filipino--produces an instant sense of familiarity and connection. The image is a bridging tool to close the distance that separates us from him. White it is important to remove rizal's overcoat to reveal the man, it is also important to imagine him wearing the barong tagalog -- as in fact he did wear it during his lifetime--so that we can identify with him as one of us. --Back cover of the book.
650			_aNationalists _939206
942			_cFIL
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