Unit IV
Literatura, Kasaysayan at Bayan: Discourses on Rizal’s Writings and Literary Works
Unit Learning Outcomes
At the end of the unit, the student must have:
1. Familiarized with the precolonial history of the Philippines.
2. Analyzed Rizal’s annotation of Antonio Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas.
3. Reviewed the content of Rizal’s essay Indolence of the Filipinos.
4. Analyzed Rizal’s literary strategies in Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
5. Discussed Noli Me Tangere.
6. Discussed El Filibusterismo as well as Rizal’s concept of a nation and national liberation.
Contents
Lesson 9 - Pre-kolonyal na Pilipinas: Rizal’s Annotation on Antonio Morga’s Sucesos
de las Islas Filipinas
Ocampo, Ambeth. Rizal’s Morga and Views of Philippine History, Philippine Studies, Vol.
46, No. 2. Manila: Ateneo de Manila University, 1998, pp. 184-214.
Lesson 10 - Pilipinas at ang Bayan: The Philippines a Century Hence
Rizal, Jose. Filipinas Dentro de Cien Años, La Solidaridad, Madrid, Spain, September 30,
1899.Translated by Charles Derbyshire.
Lesson 11 – Humor, Craftsmanship and Society: Rizal and Noli Me Tangere
Bernad, Miguel. The Native Sky: Studies in the Life and Writings of Jose Rizal, Manila:
Ateneo de Manila University Office of Research and Publications, 2004.
Rizal, Jose. The Social Cancer. Translated by Charles Derbyshire. New York: World Book
Company, 1912. Accessed from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6737/6737-h/6737-
h.htm on August 13, 2020.
Lesson 12 - National Liberation and the Three Faces of Evil: Rizal and El
Filibusterismo
Bernad, Miguel. The Native Sky: Studies in the Life and Writings of Jose Rizal, Manila:
Ateneo de Manila University Office of Research and Publications, 2004.
Rizal, Jose. The Reign of Greed. Translated by Charles Derbyshire. Manila: Philippine
Education Company, 1912. Accessed from
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10676/10676-h/10676-h.htm on August 13, 2020.
Guide Questions
Pre-kolonyal na Pilipinas: Rizal’s Annotation on Antonio Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
1. According to Quiboyen, what are the two notions of Philippine history? How are they
different? Explain.
2. What is the importance of Rizal’s annotation of Morgas’ Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas?
Explain.
3. Why did Rizal choose Morga’s work over other historical writings over other Spanish
chronicles?
4. How did Rizal annotate Morga’s work? Cite specific examples.
5. Rizal utilized history as a weapon against Spain. Identify and explain the different
historical assertions in his annotations.
Philippines A Century Hence
1. What are the changes that the Spaniards bring when they came in the Philippines?
2. What are the various causes of the miseries suffered by the Filipino people?
3. Can Spain prevent the progress of the Philippines? If yes, why? If no, why not?
Humor, Craftsmanship and Society: Rizal and Noli Me Tangere
1. Who are the main characters in the novel? Identify and describe these characters.
2. Describe the plot of Noli Me Tangere.
3. How did Rizal employ humor and craftsmanship in the Noli? Cite specific examples in
the novel.
4. How did this novel illustrate the Philippine society during his time? Cite examples.
National Liberation and the Three Faces of Evil: Rizal and El Filibusterismo
1. Who are the main characters in the novel? Identify and describe these characters.
2. Describe the plot of El Filibusterismo.
3. How did this novel illustrate the Philippine society during his time? Cite examples.
4. Identify and explain the three faces of evil illustrated in the novel.
5. What is Rizal’s concept of national liberation?