MODULE 6
WORKS OF DR. JOSÉ RIZAL
INTRODUCTION
For Dr. José Rizal, the well-respected national hero of the Philippines, “the pen is mightier than the
sword.” Through his literary masterpieces, he voiced strong opposition to the abuse of Spaniards and
conveyed messages that he hoped would inspire his fellow countrymen. We round up his best works and
uncover the underlying meaning behind them.
Rizal wrote mostly in Spanish, the then lingua franca of scholars, though some of his letters (for
example Sa Mga Kababaihang Taga Malolos) were written in Tagalog. His works have since been
translated into a number of languages including Tagalog and English.
OBJECTIVES:
This module provides a thorough discussion about Dr. Jose Rizal’s popular works and writings,
emphasizing his two remarkable and controversial novels: “Noli Me Tanegere” and “El Filibusterismo.”
This unit also discusses “Rizal’s Moral Legacies in our Daily Life.”
LESSON 1
MOST POPULAR WORKS OF DR. JOSÉ RIZAL
Photo from: https://www.joserizal.com/complete-works-of-rizal/
LIST OF HIS WORKS AND LITETRARY PIECES
Novels and Essays
Noli Me Tángere, novel, 1887
El Filibusterismo, (novel, 1891), sequel to Noli Me Tángere
Alin Mang Lahi (“Whate’er the Race”), a Kundiman attributed to Dr. Jose Rizal
The Friars and the Filipinos (Unfinished)
Toast to Juan Luna and Felix Hidalgo (Speech, 1884), given at Restaurante Ingles, Madrid
The Diaries of José Rizal
Rizal’s Letters is a compendium of Dr. Jose Rizal’s letters to his family members, Blumentritt,
Fr. Pablo Pastells and other reformers
“Come se gobiernan las Filipinas” (Governing the Philippine islands)
Filipinas dentro de cien años essay, 1889–90 (The Philippines a Century Hence)
La Indolencia de los Filipinos, essay, 1890 (The indolence of Filipinos)[51]
Makamisa unfinished novel
Sa Mga Kababaihang Taga Malolos, essay, 1889, To the Young Women of Malolos
Annotations to Antonio de Moragas, Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (essay, 1889, Events in the
Philippine Islands
Poetry
A La Juventud Filipina (English translation: To The Philippine Youth)
El Canto Del Viajero (English translation: Song of the Wanderer)
Briayle Crismarl
Canto de María Clara (English translation: Song of Maria Clara)
Himno Al Trabajo (Dalit sa Paggawa)
Felicitación [Felicitation (English Translation)]
Kundiman (Tagalog) [Kundiman (English Translation)]
Me Piden Versos (English translation: They Ask Me for Verses!)
Mi Primera Inspiracion
Mi Retiro (English translation: My Retreat)
Mi Ultimo Adiós (English translation: My Last Farewell)
Por La Educación (Recibe Lustre La Patria) (English translation: Education Gives Luster to
Motherland
Sa Sanggol na si Jesus (English translation: Child Jesus)
A Mi Musa (English translation: To My Muse)
Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (English translation: Memories of My Town)
A Man in Dapitan
Plays
El Consejo de los Dioses (The Council of Gods)
Junto Al Pasig (Along the Pasig)
San Euistaquio, Mártyr (Saint Eustache, the Martyr)
Sculptures
The Triumph of Science over Death
Photo from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triumph_of_Science_over_Death
Paintings
Saturnina Rizal in oil now being displayed in Rizal Shrine in Fort Santiago
Photo from: https://inforizal.weebly.com/rizals-paintings.html
Dapitan church curtains in oil made in Dapitan in 1984
Photo from: https://www.joserizal.com/rizals-paintings/
An oil painting on a pair of mother-of-pearl shells painted in Dapitan and given as a token to
Doña Leonor Valenzuela and later passed on to Doña Margarita Valenzuela
Photo from: https://eyeofthetiger25.wordpress.com/personal-paintings/a-painting-on-a-pair-of-mother-of-
pearl/
Water color painting of the Spanish coat of arms done during San Rafael fiesta in Calamba in
1867
Photo from: https://collectionofrizal.wordpress.com/
Allegory on a pair of porcelain bases of the new year celebration in oil painted in Berlin in 1886
Photo from: https://rizal.raphaelmarco.com/works/view/allegory-on-a-pair
Crayon painting of Christ crucified done in 1875
Photo from: https://rizal.raphaelmarco.com/works/view/christ-crucified
Crayon painting of Immaculate Conception made in Manila, 1974
Photo from: https://rizal.raphaelmarco.com/works/view/immaculate-conception
Crayon painting of Portrait of Morayta made in Barcelona, 1885
Photo from: https://rizal.raphaelmarco.com/works/view/portrait-of-morayta
References:
https://www.joserizal.com/complete-works-of-rizal/
https://www.sidmartinbio.org/what-are-the-literary-works-of-jose-rizal/
https://leojenlang.weebly.com/works-and-writings-of-rizal.html
https://collectionofrizal.wordpress.com/
