Florante and Laura

Francisco Balagtas, Mint Editions

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Mint Editions
31 October 2024

Poetry

Revisit one of the earliest masterpieces of Filipino literature with Francisco Balagtas' Florante and Laura.

In the Kingdom of Albania, the noble and brave Duke Florante is tied to a tree. Losing hope that he shall ever be rescued, he begins to recount the events that have led to his current predicament: the death of his father, the suffering of his people, and perhaps even, the loss of the woman he loved; and as he takes what he believes to be his final breath, a kindred spirit stumbles upon the scene and together the pair embark on a journey to reunite with their loved ones and bring peace to their kingdoms.

Originally published in 1838, Florante and Laura is an epic story of war, betrayal and romance that has never gone out of print and continues to be celebrated as a significant literary achievement of Filipino literature.

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By: Francisco Balagtas
Contributions by: Mint Editions
Imprint: Mint Editions
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9798888976289
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 31 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Francisco Balagtas (1788—1862) was a Filipino littérateur who is widely considered to be the Father of Tagalog Literature and continues to be revered as one of the Philippine’s greatest poets. He is best known for Florante at Laura, an epic awit that was published upon his release from a Manila prison in 1838. The poem closely mirrored his own love affair with María Asunción Rivera and their experiences dealing with the rich and powerful Mariano Capule. While a large majority of his work has been lost to time, Balagtas’ legacy on Filipino literature cannot be overstated; he wrote in his native language at a time where most Filipino literature was being written in Spanish and produced the only native Filipino poem to never fall out of print.