It was Capule who made false charges against Balagtas and used the power of money to put him in jail.ĭr. Florante at Laura was said to be the outcome of Balagtas’ heartbroken situation after losing the woman that he loved the most whom he referred to as “Celia.” Balagtas wholeheartedly dedicated this timeless book to Celia (Maria Asuncion Rivera or M.A.R.), who was later married to Balagtas’ rival, Mariano Capule, a rich and powerful man. This literary masterpiece was written during Francisco Baltazar’s imprisonment in Pandacan, Manila (he used the pseudonym Francisco Balagtas). (The Life of Florante and Laura in the Kingdom of Albania: Culled from a publicly-displayed “cuadro histórico” or historical painting which describes the events which were occurring during ancient times in the empire of Greece, and penned by someone who enjoys Tagalog verse). Quinuha sa madlang “cuadro histórico” o pinturang nagsasabi sa mga nangyayari nang unang panahón sa Imperio nang Grecia, at tinula nang isang matouain sa versong tagálog. Enjoy! Historical backgroundįlorante at Laura is a shorter version of its original title, written in ancient Tagalog: “Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Cahariang Albania. So, hang in there and let’s enjoy Florante at Laura once again. We can only claim Florante at Laura to be truly our own if we can talk about it and at the same time, share and exchange insights about it.

I suppose you already took this up in your High School Filipino course but it would be nice to have some considerable mastery of this immortal Filipino masterpiece. As we study the Philippine literature during the Spanish period, we will revisit the various literary masterpieces produced/written during this period and Florante at Laura penned by Francisco Baltazar is one of them. Welcome to this post on Florante at Laura. Twitter The masterpiece Florante at Laura written by Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar became widespread as it pervaded all forms of media such as the comic version pictured here.

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