1872-1898: Uri at Kasarian sa Gitna ng Ekonomikong Pagbabago ng mga Huling Dekada ng ika-19 na Siglo sa mga Nobela ni Patricio Mariano. (Filipino)

1872-1898: Class and Gender Amidst the Economic Change of the Last Decades of the 19th Century in the Novels of Patricio Mariano. (Spanish)

This essay discusses the three novels of Patricio Mariano and how these novels depict the last three decades of Spanish colonialism. Even though these were published between 1906-1913, the novels Juan Masili o Ang Pinuno ng Tulisan (1906), Ang Bunga ng Nalantang Bulaklak (1908), and Ang Tala ng Panghulo (1913) were set between the years 1872-1898. This essay argues that history as both theme and setting is important in Mariano's writing. This is different from past critiques and analysis that dismiss his use of historical setting as disconnected from the romantic plots of his characters. In particular, the essay argues the importance of the historical and social milieu, in the realm of economic and gender discourse and in creating historical and national consciousness for the Filipino readers in the first two decades of the 20th century. It would be argued that Mariano uses history in an alegorical way to show the roots of Filipino nationalism and how the desired freedom and independence of the Philippines can be achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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