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Florante at Laura, an awit by Francisco Balagtas (1838) Haidamaky by Taras Shevchenko (1841) King Alfred by John Fitchett (completed by Robert Roscoe and published in 1841–1842) Horatius by Thomas Babington Macaulay (1842) Germany. A Winter's Tale by Heinrich Heine (1843), a "mock" epic; János Vitéz by Sándor Petőfi (1845)
Florante at Laura [a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia"). [2] [3] [4] The story is loosely based on Balagtas' own biography.
An elementary school was erected in honor of Balagtas, the Francisco Balagtas Elementary School (FBES), located along Alvarez Street in Santa Cruz, Manila. There is also a plaza and park (Plaza Balagtas) erected in Pandacan , Manila, while most of the streets were named after various Florante at Laura characters in honor of Francisco Balagtas.
Florante at Laura (full title: Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Kahariang Albanya; English: The History of Florante and Laura in the Kingdom of Albania) is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. It is considered one of the masterpieces of Philippine literature. Balagtas wrote the epic during his imprisonment.[2]
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Balagtas's title, which combines history, romance, and religion, became the premier Filipino story taught in schools nationwide. [9] Another influential writer was Leona Florentino , the mother of Philippine women's literature whose work catapulted feminism to the forefront of the revolution.
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Francisco Balagtas (1788–1862) was a Filipino national poet. Balagtas may also refer to: Balagtas, Bulacan, Philippine municipality; Balagtas Church; Balagtas station, Philippine railway station; Balagtas (crater) Irving Reef, also known as Balagtas Reef; Balagtasan, Filipino art form