Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 6133 Rizal, José 1861 1896 Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda, José Protasio Rizal, Jose Derbyshire, Charles E. El Filibusterismo. English The Reign of Greed Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "The Reign of Greed" by José Rizal is a novel written during the late 19th century, forming a sequel to his earlier work "Noli Me Tangere." This book delves into the socio-political landscape in the Philippines during the final days of Spanish colonial rule, reflecting Rizal's disillusionment and more mature perspective on reform efforts through its somber narrative. The story follows several characters, particularly Juan Crisostomo Ibarra, who becomes embroiled in conflicts with the friars and colonial authorities as he seeks to improve conditions for his people. The opening of "The Reign of Greed" sets the stage with insights into the broader context of Philippine society under Spanish rule. The narrative begins with a description of a steamer navigating the Pasig River, symbolizing the sluggish progress of the nation itself, while contrasting the lives of the upper deck passengers—Spanish officials and wealthy Filipinos—and those cramped below, representing the oppressed Filipino majority. Characters like the ambitious Ibarra, his betrothed Maria Clara, and the sinister figures of the friars are introduced. We witness Ibarra's struggle for social reform and his growing tensions with the church, culminating in various personal and collective tragedies that highlight the pervasive injustices of colonial life. The intertwining stories of hope and despair reflect Rizal's sharp critique of the social injustices faced by Filipinos during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philippine fiction (Spanish) -- Translations into English Nationalists -- Philippines -- Fiction Philippines -- History -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 836718 781677 2024-10-05T05:54:49.244696 2023-10-05T06:30:27.784502 text/html text/html 798955 2024-09-21T13:14:55 text/html 623001 2024-10-05T05:55:04.944611 application/epub+zip 622985 2024-10-05T05:54:52.701695 application/epub+zip 455236 2024-10-05T05:54:51.103695 application/epub+zip 923365 2024-10-05T05:55:14.182553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 778625 2024-10-05T05:55:03.370601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556077 2022-09-05T09:09:33.598344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715009 704292 2024-10-05T05:54:47.383721 2023-10-05T06:30:25.693462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 695156 2024-09-21T13:14:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21470 2024-10-05T05:55:14.350544 application/rdf+xml 19683 2024-10-05T05:54:51.299681 image/jpeg 3656 2024-10-05T05:54:51.201670 image/jpeg 269059 2024-02-27T16:27:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 631889 2024-02-27T16:27:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 642761 2024-10-05T05:54:49.317684 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia tl.wikipedia en.wikipedia