Chapter 19
Chapter 19El Filibusterismo Published in Ghent (1891)
Chapter 19El Filibusterismo took 3 years to writeRizal started
writing Fili in Calamba in October, 1887 and made changes in the
plot and some chapters in London in 1888. He wrote more chapters in
Paris and Madrid, and finished the manuscript in Biarritz on March
29, 1891.
Chapter 19Privations in GhentFrom Brussels to Ghent on July 5,
1891Ghent a famous university city in BelgiumReasons:Cheaper cost
of printingEscape attraction of Petite SuzanneChapter 19Privations
in GhentFrom Brussels to Ghent on July 5, 1891Ghent a famous
university city in BelgiumReasons:Cheaper cost of printingEscape
attraction of Petite SuzanneChapter 19Cheap boarding house with
Jose AlejandroJose Alejandro engineering student in the University
of Ghent; became a general in the Filipino-American War of
1899-1902Preparing their own breakfast to reduce the rent: Rizal
purchased tea, sugar, alcohol and a box of biscuits for him and his
roommate with equal rations for 30 daysChapter 19Printing of El
FilibusterismoF. MEYER-VAN LOO PRESS offered lowest quotationPrint
Fili on installment basisRizal pawned his jewels for the down
paymentMoney from the sold copies of Morgas Sucesos in Manila (some
from Basa and P200 from Arias Rodriguez)Funds are still not
enoughPrinting suspended on August 6, 1891
Chapter 19Ventura, Savior of the FiliSimilar to the circumstance
of Noli in 1886 BerlinValentin Ventura knew the condition of Rizal
and sent him money to continue the printingChapter 19The Fili Comes
Off the PressRizals Fili came off the press on September 18, 1891He
sent 2 copies to HK for Basa and Sixto LopezHe donated the original
manuscript and an autographed printed copy to VenturaComplimentary
copies to his close friendsChapter 19Fili received praises in
foreign countriesLa Publicidad of Barcelona: a model and a precious
jewel in the now decadent literature of SpainEl Nuevo Regimen of
Madrid: serialized the novelChapter 19First edition (Ghent edition)
of El FilibusterismoIn wooden boxes and shipped to Hong KongOther
boxes were confiscated and lostIncreased the price of Fili to 400
pesetasChapter 19Dedicated to Gom-Bur-ZaRizal dedicated El
Filibusterismo to Don Mariano Gomez, Don Jose Burgos, and Don
Jacinto ZamoraErrors in Rizals dedicatory noteMartyrdom happened on
February 17, 1872 not February 28Father Gomez was 73 y.o. not
85Father Burgos was 35 y.o. not 30Father Zamora was 37 y.o. not
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Chapter 19The Manuscript and the BookOriginal manuscriptNow
preserved in the Filipina Division of Bureau of Public Libraries,
ManilaAcquired by the Philippine Government for P10,000 from
Valentin Ventura279 pages of long sheets of paperChapter 19Foreword
and WarningTwo features of original manuscript that did not appear
on the printed bookTo save on printing cost
Inscription on Title PageWritten by Ferdinand BlumentrittNot
found in published English translations
Chapter 19Synopsis of El FilibusterismoFili is a sequel to the
NoliThe hero is Simoun, the Crisostomo Ibarra of Noli, a rich
jeweler and a friend of Spain who secretly plans to revenge against
the terrible Spanish authorityChapter 19Two Magnificent Obsessions
of Simoun:Rescue Maria Clara from the nunnery of Santa ClaraFoment
a revolution against hated Spanish mastersNOLIFILIRomantic
novelPolitical novelWork of the heartWork of the mindBook of
feelingBook of the thoughtFreshness, color, humor, lightness, and
witBitterness, hatred, pain, violence, and sorrow64 chapters38
chaptersRizal, M.H. Del Pilar, Retana considered Noli superior to
the FiliBlumentritt, G.L. Jaena, Dr. Rafael Palma considered Fili
superiorBOTHGood novels from the point of view of historyDepict
with realistic colors the actual conditionsInstrumental in
awakening the spirit of nationalismResponsible in paving ground for
Ph revolutionChapter 19Mariano Ponce to Rizal, It is a true twin of
the NoliRizals Other Unfinished BusinessRizal wrote to Blumentritt
on September 22, 1891 A third novel in the modern sense of the
wordEthics will play a principal roleHabits and customs of the
FilipinosTo be humorous, satirical and witty, to weep and to laugh,
to laugh amidst tears, that is, to cry bitterlyChapter 19From
Marseilles to Hong Kong on October 18, 1891 On board the steamer
MelbourneRizal began writing the novel in Tagalog during his
voyageContinued in HK but did not finish for some unstated
reasonChapter 19Unfinished third novelIt has no title, 44 pages in
Rizals handwritingPreserved in the National Library, ManilaThe hero
of the novel was Kamandagan. Descendant of Lakan-Dula, last king of
TondoIt would have caused greater scandalChapter 19Rizals Other
Unfinished NovelsMakamisaA novel in Tagalog with light satirical
style2 chapters in 20 pagesDapitanWritten in ironic Spanish during
his exile in Dapitan to depict town life and customsAn 8-page
manuscriptChapter 19About the Life in PiliA novel in Spanish about
a town in LagunaA 27-page manuscript without titleAbout CristobalA
novel about a youthful Filipino student who returned from Europe
after 12 yearsA 34-page manuscriptChapter 19The Beginnings of
another NovelA novel written in Spanish which describes the
deplorable state of the PhilippinesContained in 2 notebooks, 31
written pages on the first and 12 on the secondStyle is ironic
