Project Gutenberg 2005-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 787 Balagtas, Francisco 1788 1862 Baltasar, Francisco Baltazar, Francisco Cruz, Francisco Balagtas y de la De la Cruz, Francisco Balagtas y La Cruz, Francisco Balagtas y de Balagtas, Kiko Ronquillo y Valdez, Carlos 1877 1941 Valdez, Carlos Ronquillo y Florante at Laura Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Tamiko I. Camacho, Jerome Espinosa Baladad and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Special thanks to Matet Villanueva, Pilar Somoza and Ateneo Rizal Library-Filipiniana Section. "Florante at Laura" by Francisco Balagtas is a classic narrative poem considered a significant work of Filipino literature written in the mid-19th century. The poem narrates the story of Florante, a nobleman, and his beloved Laura, set against the backdrop of the kingdom of Albania. The overarching themes delve into love, betrayal, and the quest for justice, reflecting the societal issues present during Balagtas's time. The opening portion of the text introduces the reader to the historical significance of “Florante at Laura” and the enduring legacy of its author, Francisco Balagtas. The text features a preface by Carlos Ronquillo, which discusses the poem's numerous publications and adaptations since its original release. It highlights the poem's cultural importance in Philippine literature, as well as the reverence for Balagtas as a master poet. As the story unfolds, readers are given a glimpse of the emotional turmoil experienced by Florante, who is captured and longs for his beloved Laura while grappling with themes of love and despair. This set-up presents a rich blend of romance, conflict, and the eloquent verse that characterizes Balagtas’s work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) tl Tagalog poetry PL Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 276364 275436 2024-10-07T07:34:54.999107 2023-09-07T08:47:11.217603 text/html text/html 322266 2020-12-14T12:04:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 78309 2020-12-14T12:04:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144530 2024-10-07T07:35:03.267136 application/epub+zip 148998 2024-10-07T07:34:57.266083 application/epub+zip 148998 2024-10-07T07:34:55.883102 application/epub+zip 307711 2024-10-07T07:35:06.747018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408325 2024-10-07T07:35:02.305044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382101 2022-09-08T00:00:07.612491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172480 172297 2024-10-07T07:34:53.700113 2023-09-07T08:47:10.133624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 169105 2020-12-14T12:04:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 64107 2020-12-14T12:04:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20699 2024-10-07T07:35:06.891027 application/rdf+xml 12807 2024-10-07T07:34:56.460067 image/jpeg 3410 2024-10-07T07:34:56.168074 image/jpeg 137935 2024-10-07T07:34:55.022093 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 tl.wikipedia es.wikipedia en.wikipedia